Shamsh Surname
Approximately 596 people bear this surname
Shamsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 276 | 1:647,260 | 10,031 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| Iran | 118 | 1:650,699 | 35,122 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamsh (6,561) may also be a first name.
Shamsh Demographics
Average Shamsh Salary in
United States
$24,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamsh (Hindi: शम्श, Marathi: शमश, Oriya: ସମସ୍, Russian: Шамш) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamsh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 539,451st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shamsh live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 80,927th most frequent given name globally It is held by 6,561 people.
This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 647,260. In Pakistan Shamsh is primarily found in: Punjab, where 65 percent reside, Sindh, where 33 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.
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
Shamsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamsh in the Marathi language | ||
| शमश | samasa | - |
| Shamsh in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्श | samsa | 92.96 |
| शम्स | samsa | 3.52 |
| शाम्श | samsa | 1.51 |
| शमश | samasa | 1.01 |
| सम्स | samsa | 0.5 |
| षम्ष | samsa | 0.5 |
| Shamsh in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମସ୍ | samas | 50 |
| ସମସ | samasa | 50 |
| Shamsh in the Russian language | ||
| Шамш | sams | - |
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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 Shamsh
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