Shamsh Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shamsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2761:647,26010,031
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Iran1181:650,69935,122
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shamsh (6,561) may also be a first name.

Shamsh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamsh (Hindi: शम्श, Marathi: शमश, Oriya: ସମସ୍, Russian: Шамш) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 539,451st most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. The surname Shamsh occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shamsh live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamsh is also the 80,927th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 6,561 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 647,260. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 65 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Shamsh Last Name Statistics demography

Shamsh earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshd9219/
Shamshe9213/
Shahmsh922/
Shams91263,050/
Samsh9126/
Shamshsd861/
Schams83489/
Shamss83338/
Shamse83108/
Shamst8379/
Shahms8318/
Samshe8312/
Shansh8310/
Shaams839/
Shamms838/
Sahams835/
Samshd833/
Sammsh831/
Jshams831/
Shaims831/
Shamsz831/
Samsch831/
Sheams830/
Sams8028,053/
Shamshova8018/
Shomshe7722/
Samsche778/
Shamsse775/
Schamch771/
Shanshe771/
Shansht771/
Shahmch771/
Shahmst771/
Sheemsh771/
Chams732,856/
Samms732,732/
Shans73845/
Shems73352/
Samse73341/
Saams73136/
Seams73131/
Saums73128/
Sahms7395/
Saims7369/
Zamsh7358/
Samsø7349/
Sjams7321/
Shamz7320/
Samsz7316/
Siams7311/
Samst737/
Saems736/
Samss736/
Semsh736/
Samch736/
Shoms734/
Sohms733/
Samns733/
Sam's732/
Samsd731/
Jsams731/
Samzh731/
Shamsova719,021/
Shahansh712/
Samshova711/
Shaheems711/
Semsch67575/
Schans67466/
Sahans67156/
Samsøe67113/
Samche6729/
Chamss6728/
Chamse6718/
Chaims6718/
Shemms6712/
Schems6711/
Shanse6711/
Siehms678/
Saamse676/
Schamsová676/
Shonsh675/
Chamch675/
Schoms672/
Shanzh672/
Chasms672/
Saimms671/
Cheams671/
Zahams671/
Schamz671/
Seamse671/
Shanns671/
Shanshova671/
Sheans671/
Shahanshh671/
Shamce671/
Shamze671/
Shauns671/
Sahamz671/
Samsjø671/
Shanss671/
Sahmse671/
Shhaammss671/
Shahns671/
Soumsh671/
Shains670/

Shamsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsh in the Marathi language
शमशsamasa-
Shamsh in the Hindi language
शम्शsamsa92.96
शम्सsamsa3.52
शाम्शsamsa1.51
शमशsamasa1.01
सम्सsamsa0.5
षम्षsamsa0.5
Shamsh in the Oriya language
ସମସ୍samas50
ସମସsamasa50
Shamsh in the Russian language
Шамшsams-

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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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  • 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 Shamsh
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