Shamshun Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Shamshun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Shamshun (2,060) may also be a first name.

Shamshun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamshun (Hindi: शमशुन, Marathi: शमशुन, Oriya: ସମସୁନ) is most common in India. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamshun is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shamshun are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 166,134th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 2,060 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 53 percent live, Bihar, where 16 percent live and Jharkhand, where 10 percent live. Barring India Shamshun is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamshun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshun in the Marathi language
शमशुनsamasuna94.74
शमशूनsamasuna5.26
Shamshun in the Hindi language
शमशुनsamasuna93.62
शम्शुनsamsuna4.94
शामशुनsamasuna0.62
शमसुनsamasuna0.21
शमशूनsamasuna0.21
Shamshun in the Oriya language
ସମସୁନsamasuna66.67
ସାମ୍ସୁନ୍samsun33.33

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Footnotes

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