Shamsi Surname
Approximately 79,898 people bear this surname
Shamsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 50,064 | 1:1,534 | 192 |
| Pakistan | 7,952 | 1:22,465 | 1,229 |
| India | 4,355 | 1:176,134 | 10,823 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,134 | 1:7,464 | 1,053 |
| Nigeria | 3,071 | 1:57,682 | 4,340 |
| Bangladesh | 3,064 | 1:52,009 | 2,816 |
| Iraq | 1,132 | 1:30,938 | 1,481 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,100 | 1:8,329 | 1,038 |
| Tanzania | 867 | 1:61,063 | 6,557 |
| United States | 693 | 1:523,029 | 43,647 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Oman | 445 | 1:8,288 | 1,143 |
| Syria | 406 | 1:47,539 | 2,559 |
| Bahrain | 279 | 1:4,834 | 873 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Afghanistan | 170 | 1:189,136 | 3,659 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Yemen | 156 | 1:169,393 | 7,983 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1:218,476 | 12,676 |
| Israel | 131 | 1:65,325 | 8,170 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Lebanon | 110 | 1:51,246 | 4,208 |
| Jordan | 105 | 1:84,214 | 6,533 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Palestine | 72 | 1:63,178 | 5,731 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shamsi (66,197) may also be a first name.
Shamsi Demographics
Shamsi Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shamsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamsi (Arabic: شمسَي, Georgian: შამსი, Hindi: शमसी, Marathi: शमसी, Oriya: ସାମସୀ, Russian: Шамси) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamsi? popularity and diffusion
Shamsi is the 7,105th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 91,211 people. The last name Shamsi occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shamsi live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamsi is also the 14,567th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 66,197 people.
The last name Shamsi is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 50,064 people, or 1 in 1,534. In Iran Shamsi is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 10 percent are found and Markazi Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Iran it exists in 78 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Shamsi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Syriac Orthodox (26%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Shamsi last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.
The amount Shamsi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.77% less than the national average, earning 187,696 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.46% less than the national average, earning R 79,704 per year; in United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning $62,752 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamsi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamsi in the Georgian language | ||
| შამსი | shamsi | - |
| Shamsi in the Marathi language | ||
| शमसी | samasi | 65.87 |
| शामसी | samasi | 23.43 |
| शमशी | samasi | 3.9 |
| समसी | samasi | 1.7 |
| शमिश | samisa | 1.02 |
| शमशीर | samasira | 0.68 |
| समशीन | samasina | 0.68 |
| शामशी | samasi | 0.68 |
| समश | samasa | 0.34 |
| समसीद | samasida | 0.34 |
| शामिस | samisa | 0.34 |
| समशी | samasi | 0.34 |
| समीरा | samira | 0.34 |
| िसमसी | isamasi | 0.17 |
| सामसी | samasi | 0.17 |
| Shamsi in the Hindi language | ||
| शमसी | samasi | 59.36 |
| शम्सी | samsi | 38.66 |
| शमशी | samasi | 0.7 |
| शामसी | samasi | 0.48 |
| शाम्सी | samsi | 0.27 |
| शमसि | samasi | 0.11 |
| शम्शी | samsi | 0.11 |
| शम्मी | sam'mi | 0.11 |
| शम्सि | samsi | 0.05 |
| शाम्सि | samsi | 0.05 |
| शमासी | samasi | 0.05 |
| Shamsi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମସୀ | samasi | 33.33 |
| ଶାମସି | samasi | 33.33 |
| ସାସି | sasi | 33.33 |
| Shamsi in the Russian language | ||
| Шамси | samsi | - |
| Shamsi in the Arabic language | ||
| شمسَي | shmsay | - |
| شمسى | shmsy | - |
| شمسي | shmsy | - |
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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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- 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 Shamsi
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