Shamkh Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shamkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Iran1701:451,66227,809
Iraq1261:277,9505,710
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shamkh (34) may also be a first name.

Shamkh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamkh is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamkh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 238,807th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Shamkh are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 34 people.

Shamkh is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,373 people, or 1 in 66,960. Outside of Egypt it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Iraq, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamkhh921/
Shamk91110/
Samkh913/
Shamhe8385/
Shemkh839/
Shamks835/
Samkhe832/
Shajmk831/
Shamke831/
Shamgh831/
Shahmk831/
Shamhk831/
Samk80500/
Schamke7719/
Shahmch771/
Schamch771/
Schamks770/
Samke733,260/
Somkh7339/
Samgh7322/
Shamg738/
Samch736/
Shamq734/
Jsamk733/
Shamc732/
Samhe732/
Samgk732/
Samck731/
Samhd731/
Zamkh731/
Samhh731/
Shemk730/
Shomk730/
Shamkova71449/
Shamhowa714/
Saimek67662/
Shamqe67194/
Samche6729/
Chamch675/
Sahamg674/
Siamch674/
Soomkh673/
Saymek673/
Somkhe672/
Schemk672/
Chamgh671/
Schamkova671/
Chamhs671/
Seamek671/
Schomk670/
Scheameck670/
Shemck670/
Shomke670/

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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 Shamkh
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