Shamr Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shamr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6931:1,106,87645,430
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shamr (98) may also be a first name.

Shamr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamr (Hindi: शमर्, Marathi: शामराव, Russian: Шамр) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 468,873rd most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. Shamr is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamr are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shamr is also the 956,749th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 98 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 1,106,876. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent reside, Haryana, where 42 percent reside and Chandigarh, where 12 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahamr915/
Shamrh914/
Samr891,225/
Sheamer8318/
Shaimer833/
Shaymer833/
Shanr80147/
Samrt8026/
Chamr8018/
Saimr809/
Shomr802/
Samrd802/
Samrh801/
Samrr801/
Saemr800/
Shamrova77334/
Shanrh73762/
Seamer73558/
Saymer738/
Saimer737/
Sohmhr735/
Shahnr732/
Schemr732/
Sheemr731/
Siamhr731/
Shannr731/
Samrdh731/
Sahanr731/
Samrtt731/
Samrht731/
Somr67527/
Zamr67418/
Sanr67121/
Shainer6786/
Shayner6773/
Sheaner6727/
Samrova6724/
Shoimer6716/
Semr6712/
Samgeer674/
Shheemr672/
Seammer671/
Saimere671/
Shoymer671/
Ssamrth671/
Sheymer671/
Scheanr670/

Shamr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamr in the Marathi language
शामरावsamarava-
Shamr in the Hindi language
शमर्samar55.56
शमा्रsamara42.51
शमा्र्samar0.48
शामर्samar0.48
शमा्sama0.48
शम्रsamra0.24
Shamr in the Russian language
Шамрsamr-

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Shamr Reference & Research

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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 Shamr
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