Shamse Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Shamse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Shamsè (1) are calculated separately.
Shamse (1,306) may also be a first name.
Shamse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamse (Hindi: शमसे, Marathi: शमसे) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Shamsè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Shamse live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamse is also the 217,650th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,306 people.
The surname Shamse is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,254,232. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 76 percent are found and Sindh, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamse in the Hindi language | ||
| शमसे | samase | 50 |
| शम्से | samse | 48.15 |
| शमशे | samase | 0.62 |
| समसे | samase | 0.62 |
| Shamse in the Marathi language | ||
| शमसे | samase | 50 |
| समसे | samase | 25 |
| शामसे | samase | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Shamse
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