Where Does The Last Name Shamk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shamk (Hindi: शामक, Russian: Шамк) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shamk is the 1,746,159^th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shamk reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamk is also the 2,368,944^th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 300,497. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 36 percent are found, Paktia, where 26 percent are found and Paktika, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 1 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Shamk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shamk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shamk last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.