Shamshar Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Belgium

Shamshar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
India311:24,744,045333,161
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshar in the Hindi language
शमशारsamasara51.72
शमशेरsamasera27.59
शमशरsamasara13.79
शमशंरsamasanra3.45
शमश्ेारsamaseara3.45
Shamshar in the Marathi language
शमशारsamasara50
शमशेरsamasera33.33
शमशरsamasara16.67
Shamshar in the Russian language
Шамшарsamsar-

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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
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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 Shamshar
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