Shamkir Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Shamkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Russia101:14,412,306394,810

Shamkir (25) may also be a first name.

Shamkir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamkir (Georgian: შამკირ, Hindi: शम्कीर, Russian: Шамкир) is most common in Azerbaijan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Shamkir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Shamkir live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Transcaucasia. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequent in Azerbaijan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 877,193. In Azerbaijan it is mostly concentrated in: Shamkir District, where 73 percent reside and Baku, where 27 percent reside. Apart from Azerbaijan Shamkir occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamker866/
Shamkyor801/
Samkirth801/
Çamkir7774/
Semkir7725/
Samker7723/
Samcir771/
Samkre771/
Samkerr7114/
Shomker719/
Somkird716/
Samkere715/
Samkher712/
Shemker711/
Samkeer711/
Zamkair711/
Sehmker710/
Shomkyor674/
Shoemker673/
Schomker673/
Szemkier672/
Schemker671/
Sheimker671/
Soehmker670/
Shoemkker631/
Somker623/
Semker622/
Somkerd5738/
Somkert5720/
Samcher572/
Somkeur571/
Chomkerd536/
Chomkert534/

Shamkir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamkir in the Georgian language
შამკირshamkir-
Shamkir in the Hindi language
शम्कीरsamkira-
Shamkir in the Russian language
Шамкирsamkir-

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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 Shamkir
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