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
Shammar (Hindi: शम्मर, Marathi: शांमर) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shammar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Shammar occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Shammar live; 32 percent live in West Asia and 27 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shammar is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 40 people.
Shammar is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,713,954. Excluding Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found 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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