Shamirah Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Shamirah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shamirah (4,647) may also be a first name.
Shamirah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamirah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamirah (Hindi: शमीराह) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamirah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Shamirah live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,574th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 4,647 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Shamirah is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 57 percent are found, Arua District, where 14 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Egypt, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamirah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamirah in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीराह | samiraha | - |
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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 Shamirah
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