Shamshir Khan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shamshir Khan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamshir Khan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamshir Khan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamshir Khan is found most in Afghanistan. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamshir Khan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamshir Khan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan Shamshir Khan is most numerous in: Badakhshan, where 30 percent live, Nangarhar, where 20 percent live and Herat, where 10 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamsher Khan | 92 | 63 | / |
| Shamshrkhan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shamshirikhan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shamashirakhan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shamsher Khann | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamasher Khan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sham Sher Khan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamsherkhan | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shamshirchian | 85 | 11 | / |
| Shamsheerkhan | 85 | 3 | / |
| Shamsher-Khan | 85 | 1 | / |
| Shamesharkhan | 85 | 1 | / |
| Shmshwrkhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shmsherkhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamshirgan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamasherakhan | 81 | 28 | / |
| Shmsheerkhan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Shamshurkyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamshurkyna | 72 | 2 | / |
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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 Shamshir Khan
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