Shamshar Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Shamshar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Shamshar (1,016) may also be a first name.
Shamshar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamshar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamshar (Hindi: शमशार, Marathi: शमशार, Russian: Шамшар) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamshar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamshar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamshar is the 1,666,404th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shamshar are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 251,978th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,016 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,466,097. In Pakistan Shamshar is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent reside, Sindh, where 38 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and Iraq, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamshar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamshar in the Hindi language | ||
| शमशार | samasara | 51.72 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 27.59 |
| शमशर | samasara | 13.79 |
| शमशंर | samasanra | 3.45 |
| शमश्ेार | samaseara | 3.45 |
| Shamshar in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशार | samasara | 50 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 33.33 |
| शमशर | samasara | 16.67 |
| Shamshar in the Russian language | ||
| Шамшар | samsar | - |
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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 Shamshar
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