Shamih Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shamih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Maldives | 12 | 1:33,681 | 1,888 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shamih (106) may also be a first name.
Shamih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamih (Hindi: शमीह, Marathi: शमीह) occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamih is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Shamih occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamih live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Levant. It is also the 915,176th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 106 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,015,843. In Syria it is mostly found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Syria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 27 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamih in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीह | samiha | - |
| Shamih in the Marathi language | ||
| शमीह | samiha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shamih
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