Shamshiya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Shamshiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Shamshiya (440) may also be a first name.

Shamshiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamshiya (Hindi: शमशिया, Russian: Шамшия) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Shamshiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Shamshiya live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 408,694th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 440 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Shamshiya is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 55 percent live, Zamfara, where 40 percent live and Gombe, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamshiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshiya in the Hindi language
शमशियाsamasiya55.26
शम्शियाsamsiya28.95
शमशीयाsamasiya10.53
शमशीयsamasiya2.63
शम्शीयाsamsiya2.63
Shamshiya in the Russian language
Шамшияsamsia-

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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 Shamshiya
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