Shamish Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Shamish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shamish (214) may also be a first name.
Shamish Demographics
Shamish Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shamish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamish (Georgian: შამიშ, Hindi: शमीश, Marathi: शमीश, Russian: Шамиш) is found in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamish? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamish is the 2,121,169th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamish live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 29 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 617,781st most frequent given name in the world It is held by 214 people.
It is most frequently used in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 768,804. In Kazakhstan Shamish is primarily concentrated in: Jambyl Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kazakhstan Shamish exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.
Shamish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamish in the Georgian language | ||
| შამიშ | shamish | - |
| Shamish in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीश | samisa | 82.35 |
| शमीष | samisa | 5.88 |
| शामिश | samisa | 3.92 |
| समीशा | samisa | 1.96 |
| शमि्श | samisa | 1.96 |
| शामिष | samisa | 1.96 |
| शमिश | samisa | 1.96 |
| Shamish in the Marathi language | ||
| शमीश | samisa | 75 |
| शमीष | samisa | 12.5 |
| शमोश | samosa | 12.5 |
| Shamish in the Russian language | ||
| Шамиш | samis | - |
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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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- 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 Shamish
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