Shamkhi Surname

223,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Shamkhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamkhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,6921:45,3805,162
Tunisia491:12,4622,053
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Sweden241:410,28229,154
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shamkhi (94) may also be a first name.

Shamkhi Last Name Facts

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

Shamkhi is found most in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamkhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamkhi is the 223,197th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,993,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shamkhi are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamkhi is also the 980,251st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 94 people.

Shamkhi is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 45,380. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 12 percent reside, Hamadan Province, where 11 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Iran Shamkhi exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 3 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schamkhi931/
Samkhi92502/
Shamki9264/
Shamhi9237/
Shemkhi861,222/
Shamkyi8691/
Shamkei8651/
Shamkiy8646/
Shamkha8636/
Shamkai8621/
Shamchi8618/
Shamkeh869/
Shamkhy866/
Shamkih861/
Shamkie861/
Samkhai861/
Samki831,181/
Samhi83575/
Shamkieh8024/
Chamkhui802/
Chamckhi801/
Shamkhey801/
Shaymkui801/
Chaumkhi801/
Samkahai801/
Shamky7730,169/
Shamji771,018/
Samchi77388/
Shamka77151/
Shamhe7785/
Samkoi7769/
Samkai7711/
Shamgi7710/
Chamhi778/
Samkha777/
Samkyi776/
Samkeh773/
Samkui772/
Samkhe772/
Samhji771/
Samkie771/
Samkei771/
Somkhi771/
Shamke771/
Samhid771/
Chamchi71666/
Shemkai71378/
Shamjai71359/
Siamkha71231/
Shamkay7183/
Shamjoi7121/
Schamke7119/
Chamhai7114/
Samchoi7112/
Chamkui714/
Shamher714/
Semkhai714/
Samketh711/
Shammka711/
Samkkit711/
Saummki711/
Seamkit711/
Saamchi711/
Shomkha711/
Shaamka711/
Shamkee711/
Samke673,260/
Samka672,524/
Samji671,255/
Samky67836/
Chamchit67532/
Samgi67299/
Samhy67245/
Chamchoi67211/
Chamchai67160/
Chamchui6725/
Shamheer6721/
Shamheed6712/
Chamhitt6711/
Somki679/
Somhi678/
Semki674/
Shamheez672/
Samhe672/
Shaamkee671/
Samkj671/
Chamkhuy671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamkhi
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