Shamshia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamshia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shamshia (314) may also be a first name.

Shamshia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamshia occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamshia.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shamshia are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamshia is also the 495,703rd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 314 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamsia931,304/
Samshia933/
Shemshia881,449/
Shamsiah88322/
Shamshea882/
Shamsiha882/
Shamsiae881/
Samsia861,588/
Shamsiaei821/
Samsiah8010,766/
Shemsia806,767/
Siamsia801,128/
Chamsia80212/
Sjamsia805/
Shamsya805/
Shamzia804/
Samsiat803/
Sehmsia801/
Semshia801/
Samsiha801/
Shamsea801/
Shamsujjha781/
Sahansia75114/
Shamsyah7578/
Sjamsiah7566/
Chamssia7528/
Samsehas754/
Shemssia754/
Shemshya754/
Chamsiat751/
Samsojha751/
Shanshya751/
Chaimsia751/
Shamsujjoha74373/
Zamsia71577/
Samsea7166/
Sansia7111/
Semsia715/
Samzia712/
Shansheha711/
Samjia711/
Samsya711/
Schanssia710/
Shemsya671,933/
Samsyah67214/
Sanchia67103/
Shanxia6755/
Siemsia6730/
Samsujjoha6720/
Somsiah673/
Saansia673/
Saunsia673/
Samsyad673/
Sansiah673/
Chansia672/
Zamssia672/
Soumsia671/
Samjhio671/
Shamcya671/
Shanzia671/
Samrzia671/
Shanjia671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shamshia
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