Shamshir Surname
Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname
Shamshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,126 | 1:28,555 | 1,259 |
| Iran | 418 | 1:183,690 | 15,201 |
| India | 298 | 1:2,574,045 | 81,367 |
| Iraq | 288 | 1:121,603 | 3,411 |
| Pakistan | 125 | 1:1,429,151 | 15,867 |
| Yemen | 81 | 1:326,238 | 9,920 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shamshir (4,103) may also be a first name.
Shamshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamshir (Georgian: შამშირ, Hindi: शमशीर, Marathi: शमशीर) is found most in Afghanistan. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamshir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamshir is the 176,164th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,998,990 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamshir live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamshir is also the 108,631st most widely held first name globally, borne by 4,103 people.
Shamshir is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,126 people, or 1 in 28,555. In Afghanistan Shamshir is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 27 percent are found, Kabul, where 21 percent are found and Kunar, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 17 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamshir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamshir in the Georgian language | ||
| შამშირ | shamshir | - |
| Shamshir in the Hindi language | ||
| शमशीर | samasira | 94.87 |
| शम्शीर | samsira | 3.47 |
| शामशीर | samasira | 0.75 |
| शमशिर | samasira | 0.45 |
| शमसीर | samasira | 0.15 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 0.15 |
| शम्शिर | samsira | 0.15 |
| Shamshir in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशीर | samasira | 67.23 |
| शमिशर | samisara | 27.97 |
| शामशीर | samasira | 1.41 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 0.85 |
| शमसीर | samasira | 0.28 |
| मशमशीर | masamasira | 0.28 |
| समशीर | samasira | 0.28 |
| शामिशर | samisara | 0.28 |
| शमशीरार | samasirara | 0.28 |
| शमशीराउ | samasira'u | 0.28 |
| समसीर | samasira | 0.28 |
| समशेर | samasera | 0.28 |
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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 Shamshir
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