Shamima Surname

23,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shamima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh22,0791:7,218648
India6071:1,263,69950,041
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Shamimâ (1) are calculated separately.

Shamima (377,797) may also be a first name.

Shamima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamima (Arabic: شميمة, Bengali: শামিমা, Hindi: शमीमा, Marathi: शमीमा, Oriya: ଶମିମା) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Shamimâ. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamima is the 23,783rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 320,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamima reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,755th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 377,797 people.

The surname Shamima is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 22,079 people, or 1 in 7,218. Apart from Bangladesh this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Shamima Last Name Statistics demography

Shamima earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamima in the Hindi language
शमीमाsamima98.53
शमिमाsamima0.81
शामीमाsamima0.28
शमीमsamima0.12
शामिमाsamima0.1
समीमाsamima0.07
शमीनाsamina0.02
शलीमुनsalimuna0.01
श्ामीमाsamima0.01
शम्ीमाsamima0.01
शुमीमाsumima0.01
शकीनाsakina0.01
शमीयाsamiya0.01
शमीमअ॰samima'a0.01
्शमीमाsamima0.01
Shamima in the Oriya language
ଶମିମାsamima72.82
ସମିମାsamima21.36
ଶାମିମାsamima1.94
େବଗମebagama0.97
ଶମୀମାsamima0.97
ସାମିମାsamima0.97
ସମୀମାsamima0.97
Shamima in the Marathi language
शमीमाsamima66.89
शिममाsimama18.1
शािममाsaimama5.08
शमीमsamima5.08
शमीनाsamina0.66
शामीमाsamima0.66
समीनाsamina0.44
शिममsimama0.44
हकीमhakima0.22
शमीमाारsamimaara0.22
समीताsamita0.22
रामीमramima0.22
शािममsaimama0.22
सलीमsalima0.22
समिरनsamirana0.22
शािमअमाsaima'ama0.22
समीरsamira0.22
समीमाsamima0.22
शामीनsamina0.22
Shamima in the Bengali language
শামিমাsamima52.17
শামীমাsamima21.74
সামিমাsamima17.39
সামীমাsamima4.35
সমিমাsamima4.35
Shamima in the Arabic language
شميمةshmymt-

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Footnotes

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