Shamshiev Surname

107,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kyrgyzstan
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shamshiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kyrgyzstan3,3241:1,797182
Kazakhstan4551:38,8635,136
Russia4101:351,52034,823
Uzbekistan1201:257,7437,986
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shamshiev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamshiev (Georgian: შამშიევი, Russian: Шамшиев) is most common in Kyrgyzstan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshiev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamshiev is the 107,669th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,682,259 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shamshiev live; 90 percent live in Central Asia and 90 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name Shamshiev is most common in Kyrgyzstan, where it is borne by 3,324 people, or 1 in 1,797. In Kyrgyzstan Shamshiev is mostly found in: Osh Region, where 34 percent live, Batken Region, where 21 percent live and Jalal-Abad Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Kyrgyzstan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Shamshiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (94%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan.

In The United States Shamshiev are 11.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamshiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshiev in the Georgian language
შამშიევიshamshievi-
Shamshiev in the Russian language
Шамшиевsamsiev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamshiev
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