Shamir Surname
Approximately 6,596 people bear this surname
Shamir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,802 | 1:88,433 | 3,976 |
| Afghanistan | 1,539 | 1:20,892 | 1,054 |
| India | 985 | 1:778,747 | 35,178 |
| Pakistan | 409 | 1:436,782 | 7,943 |
| United States | 364 | 1:995,766 | 73,638 |
| Syria | 301 | 1:64,123 | 2,924 |
| Thailand | 294 | 1:240,266 | 40,747 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Iran | 110 | 1:698,023 | 36,723 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Maldives | 14 | 1:28,869 | 1,682 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Shamir (14,078) may also be a first name.
Shamir Demographics
Shamir Political Affiliation
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Shamir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamir (Arabic: شامير, Bengali: শামীর, Georgian: შამირ, Hindi: शमीर, Marathi: शामीर, Oriya: ଶମିର, Russian: Шамир) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamir? popularity and diffusion
Shamir is the 74,548th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,104,843 people. Shamir is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Shamir reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamir is also the 48,434th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14,078 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,802 people, or 1 in 88,433. Other than Bangladesh this last name is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 23 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Shamir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shamir surname are 36.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.74% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shamir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.02% less than the national average, earning R 61,740 per year; in United States they earn 32.58% more than the national average, earning $57,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 125.32% more than the national average, earning $111,944 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamir in the Georgian language | ||
| შამირ | shamir | - |
| Shamir in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीर | samira | 85.29 |
| शामीर | samira | 6.92 |
| शामिर | samira | 5.31 |
| शमिर | samira | 1.61 |
| समीर | samira | 0.4 |
| शमीर् | samir | 0.2 |
| शाबिर | sabira | 0.07 |
| शम्मी | sam'mi | 0.07 |
| Shamir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମିର | samira | 68.27 |
| ଶମୀର | samira | 25 |
| ସମିହ୍ | samih | 0.96 |
| ଶମିରର | samirara | 0.96 |
| ଷମିର | samira | 0.96 |
| ଶାମିର | samira | 0.96 |
| ସମୀର | samira | 0.96 |
| ଶମିର୍ | samir | 0.96 |
| Shamir in the Marathi language | ||
| शामीर | samira | 57.69 |
| शमीर | samira | 20.88 |
| शािमर | saimara | 13.55 |
| समीर | samira | 1.83 |
| हमीद | hamida | 0.73 |
| अमीर | amira | 0.55 |
| अंबीर | ambira | 0.37 |
| शहारे | sahare | 0.37 |
| शाहमीर | sahamira | 0.18 |
| जमीर | jamira | 0.18 |
| शहमीर | sahamira | 0.18 |
| सामीर | samira | 0.18 |
| रहमी | rahami | 0.18 |
| शामीराउ | samira'u | 0.18 |
| गमीर | gamira | 0.18 |
| शमीराक | samiraka | 0.18 |
| शािहर | saihara | 0.18 |
| शमीम | samima | 0.18 |
| फकीर | phakira | 0.18 |
| शबीर | sabira | 0.18 |
| Shamir in the Bengali language | ||
| শামীর | samira | 50 |
| সমীর | samira | 50 |
| Shamir in the Russian language | ||
| Шамир | samir | - |
| Shamir in the Arabic language | ||
| شامير | shamyr | - |
| شمير | shmyr | - |
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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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- 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 Shamir
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