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:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,121,169th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Shamish occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamish are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 617,781st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 214 people.
This surname is most common in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 768,804. In Kazakhstan Shamish is mostly found in: Jambyl Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Kazakhstan Shamish occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 20 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.
Shamish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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
- 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 Shamish
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