Shamem Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Shamem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 615 | 1:290,478 | 6,163 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Shamem (10,806) may also be a first name.
Shamem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamem (Hindi: शमीम, Marathi: शमेम, Oriya: ସାମିମ୍) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamem is the 455,289th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamem are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 58,185th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10,806 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 615 people, or 1 in 290,478. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 88 percent live, Punjab, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamem in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମିମ୍ | samim | - |
| Shamem in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीम | samima | 95.35 |
| शमेम | samema | 2.33 |
| समीम | samima | 2.33 |
| Shamem in the Marathi language | ||
| शमेम | samema | 40 |
| शामेम | samema | 40 |
| शमीम | samima | 20 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamem
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