Shamsher Surname
Approximately 10,558 people bear this surname
Shamsher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6,460 | 1:27,654 | 1,415 |
| India | 3,030 | 1:253,157 | 14,635 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| Afghanistan | 53 | 1:606,664 | 7,075 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shamsher (81,197) may also be a first name.
Shamsher Demographics
Average Shamsher Salary in
United States
$45,269 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamsher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamsher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamsher (Hindi: शमशेर, Marathi: शमशेर, Oriya: ସମେସର, Tibetan: ཤམ་ཤེར་) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,781st most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 690,239 people. The surname Shamsher occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamsher are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,209th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 81,197 people.
The last name Shamsher is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 6,460 people, or 1 in 27,654. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 61 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent are found and Sindh, where 12 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Shamsher occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.
Shamsher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Shamsher surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Shamsher earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 138.09% more than the national average, earning $118,288 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamsher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamsher in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤམ་ཤེར་ | shamsher | - |
| Shamsher in the Hindi language | ||
| शमशेर | samasera | 98.34 |
| शम्शेर | samsera | 0.61 |
| समशेर | samasera | 0.27 |
| शामशेर | samasera | 0.21 |
| शमसेर | samasera | 0.14 |
| शमशीर | samasira | 0.08 |
| षमषेर | samasera | 0.04 |
| शमशैर | samasaira | 0.03 |
| श्ामशेर | samasera | 0.03 |
| समसेर | samasera | 0.03 |
| शमश्ेार | samaseara | 0.03 |
| शमेशर | samesara | 0.01 |
| सरमशेर | saramasera | 0.01 |
| शमश्ऎर | samasera | 0.01 |
| सम्शेर | samsera | 0.01 |
| अन्सारी | ansari | 0.01 |
| शमशेंर | samasenra | 0.01 |
| शमश्ोर | samasora | 0.01 |
| शमशेेर | samaseera | 0.01 |
| शमशे | samase | 0.01 |
| समशैर | samasaira | 0.01 |
| शमशेऱ | samasera | 0.01 |
| शमश्ेर | samasera | 0.01 |
| Shamsher in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशेर | samasera | 92.94 |
| समशेर | samasera | 3.91 |
| शामशेर | samasera | 1.43 |
| शमसेर | samasera | 0.24 |
| शमशीर | samasira | 0.14 |
| शमशेरार | samaserara | 0.14 |
| रामशेर | ramasera | 0.14 |
| मोशमशेर | mosamasera | 0.1 |
| सशमशेर | sasamasera | 0.1 |
| समसेर | samasera | 0.1 |
| शमशेराउि | samaseraui | 0.05 |
| शमशेट | samaseta | 0.05 |
| शमेशर | samesara | 0.05 |
| मशमशेर | masamasera | 0.05 |
| शमशेराउ | samasera'u | 0.05 |
| शमशे | samase | 0.05 |
| ाशमशेर | asamasera | 0.05 |
| जमशेर | jamasera | 0.05 |
| शमशेरश | samaserasa | 0.05 |
| अशमशेर | asamasera | 0.05 |
| शासमशेर | sasamasera | 0.05 |
| शमशेरान | samaserana | 0.05 |
| सामसीर | samasira | 0.05 |
| Shamsher in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମେସର | samesara | 23.53 |
| ସାମେସର | samesara | 17.65 |
| ଶମେସର | samesara | 17.65 |
| ସମସିର | samasira | 11.76 |
| ଶାମେସର | samesara | 5.88 |
| ସମ୍େସର | samesara | 5.88 |
| ଶମେଶର୍ | samesar | 5.88 |
| ଶମେଶର | samesara | 5.88 |
| ସମଶୀର | samasira | 5.88 |
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Footnotes
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