Shamkhi Surname
Approximately 1,825 people bear this surname
Shamkhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,692 | 1:45,380 | 5,162 |
| Tunisia | 49 | 1:12,462 | 2,053 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
The surname Shamkhi is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamkhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 223,197th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,993,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shamkhi reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 94 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 45,380. In Iran Shamkhi is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 11 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 3 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Shamkhi
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