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
Shamsher Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shamsher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamsher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamsher (Hindi: शमशेर, Marathi: शमशेर, Oriya: ସମେସର, Tibetan: ཤམ་ཤེར་) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamsher is the 48,781st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 690,239 people. The surname Shamsher occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamsher reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,209th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 81,197 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 6,460 people, or 1 in 27,654. In Pakistan Shamsher is most frequent in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent reside and Sindh, where 12 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.
Shamsher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Shamsher last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the 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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