Shammar Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Shammar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shammar (40) may also be a first name.
Shammar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shammar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shammar (Hindi: शम्मर, Marathi: शांमर) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shammar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shammar is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Shammar reside; 32 percent reside in West Asia and 27 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,713,954. Other than Saudi Arabia Shammar occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 18 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shammar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shammar in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्मर | sam'mara | - |
| Shammar in the Marathi language | ||
| शांमर | sammara | 50 |
| शंमर | sammara | 50 |
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Shammar Reference & Research
Shammar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Shammar
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