Shamja Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Shamja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Shamja (160) may also be a first name.
Shamja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamja (Hindi: शमजा, Marathi: सहामजा) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shamja are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 725,185th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 160 people.
The surname Shamja is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Shamja is primarily found in: Benue, where 81 percent live, Oyo, where 9 percent live and Ekiti, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamja in the Hindi language | ||
| शमजा | samaja | 62.5 |
| शम्जा | samja | 25 |
| शामजा | samaja | 12.5 |
| Shamja in the Marathi language | ||
| सहामजा | sahamaja | 50 |
| शामजा | samaja | 50 |
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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 Shamja
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