Shamia Surname
Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname
Shamia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,023 | 1:4,447 | 1,017 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Pakistan | 231 | 1:773,350 | 11,146 |
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| Syria | 87 | 1:221,851 | 4,134 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1:187,903 | 8,189 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Shamia (20,188) may also be a first name.
Shamia Demographics
Average Shamia Salary in
United States
$28,452 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamia (Bengali: সামিয়া, Georgian: შამია, Hindi: शमीअ, Marathi: शािमया, Oriya: ଶମିଆ, Russian: Шамиа) occurs more in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 144,785th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,376,115 people. Shamia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Shamia are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Levant. Shamia is also the 37,527th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 20,188 people.
The last name Shamia is most common in Palestine, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 4,447. In Palestine Shamia is most frequent in: Gaza Governorate, where 49 percent are found, Khan Yunis Governorate, where 21 percent are found and North Gaza Governorate, where 16 percent are found. Besides Palestine this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent are found.
Shamia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shamia surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
Shamia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.06% less than the national average, earning $28,452 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamia in the Georgian language | ||
| შამია | shamia | - |
| Shamia in the Bengali language | ||
| সামিয়া | samiya | - |
| Shamia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମିଆ | sami'a | - |
| Shamia in the Marathi language | ||
| शािमया | saimaya | 66.67 |
| सामीया | samiya | 33.33 |
| Shamia in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीअ | sami'a | 33.33 |
| शमीा | samia | 20 |
| शामिया | samiya | 13.33 |
| शमीम | samima | 6.67 |
| शामिा | samia | 6.67 |
| शमीआ | sami'a | 6.67 |
| शमीमा | samima | 6.67 |
| सायमा | sayama | 6.67 |
| Shamia in the Russian language | ||
| Шамиа | samia | - |
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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 Shamia
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