Shamshan Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Shamshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shamshan (565) may also be a first name.
Shamshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamshan (Hindi: शमशन, Marathi: शमशान, Russian: Шамшан) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamshan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Shamshan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shamshan reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shamshan is also the 353,173rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 565 people.
The surname Shamshan is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Manipur, where 68 percent are found, Telangana, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamshan in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशान | samasana | 82.93 |
| शमशन | samasana | 12.2 |
| समशान | samasana | 2.44 |
| हसन | hasana | 2.44 |
| Shamshan in the Hindi language | ||
| शमशन | samasana | 72.22 |
| शमशान | samasana | 22.22 |
| शम्शन | samsana | 5.56 |
| Shamshan in the Russian language | ||
| Шамшан | samsan | - |
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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 Shamshan
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