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 in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,781st most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 690,239 people. Shamsher is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shamsher reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamsher is also the 12,209th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 81,197 people.
This last name 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 reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 24 percent reside and Sindh, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found 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 adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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% being registered to vote for 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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