Shamsir Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shamsir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1341:1,333,16315,264
India1031:7,447,237161,200
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shamsir (1,019) may also be a first name.

Shamsir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamsir (Hindi: शमसीर, Marathi: शमसीर) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shamsir.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 786,896th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamsir are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamsir is also the 251,554th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,019 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,333,163. In Pakistan Shamsir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Shamsir exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamsir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsir in the Hindi language
शमसीरsamasira94.51
शम्सीरsamsira2.44
शमसिरsamasira1.83
शामसीरsamasira0.61
शमशीरsamasira0.61
Shamsir in the Marathi language
शमसीरsamasira50
शमशीरsamasira50

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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 Shamsir
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