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 last name Shamirah (Hindi: शमीराह) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shamirah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamirah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Shamirah reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 100,574th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 4,647 people.
The last name Shamirah is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 57 percent are found, Arua District, where 14 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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