Shamishi Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Shamishi (13) may also be a first name.

Shamishi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamishi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shamishi is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamishi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shamishi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamishi is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Shamishi is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 58 percent live and Nasarawa, where 42 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Shamishi exists in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent live.

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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 Shamishi
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