Shamsheri Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shamsheri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsheri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India91:85,229,487684,495
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shamsheri (27) may also be a first name.

Shamsheri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamsheri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamsheri (Hindi: शमशेरी) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsheri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Shamsheri are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 27 people.

The surname Shamsheri is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan it is most common in: Gilgit-Baltistan, where 70 percent reside and Punjab, where 30 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 43 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamsheri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsheri in the Hindi language
शमशेरीsamaseri88.89
शम्शेरीsamseri11.11

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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
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  • 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 Shamsheri
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