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 surname Shamshar (Hindi: शमशार, Marathi: शमशार, Russian: Шамшар) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamshar? popularity and diffusion
Shamshar is the 1,666,404th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Shamshar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shamshar reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 251,978th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,016 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,466,097. In Pakistan Shamshar is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent live, Sindh, where 38 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent live. Barring Pakistan Shamshar is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and Iraq, where 13 percent live.
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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