Shamsum Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shamsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shamsum (41) may also be a first name.

Shamsum Last Name Facts

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

Shamsum (Hindi: शमसुम, Marathi: शामसुम) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shamsum live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Shamsum is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India Shamsum occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshum937/
Samsum92581/
Shamshoum88225/
Shamsun86557/
Samsoum86435/
Shemsum862/
Shamsumova8216/
Shamshun8055/
Shamsoun8011/
Shamshom807/
Shamsund802/
Samsun771,783/
Samsom771,630/
Sansum77670/
Somsum7726/
Semsum771/
Samzum770/
Shamshoun75154/
Shamshoom7545/
Shamsheun753/
Shanshoum751/
Shamson71171/
Shamsunova7185/
Samsung7136/
Samchum7116/
Samshun717/
Samsund717/
Soemsum714/
Samsuin714/
Samsune713/
Samsoom712/
Chamsun712/
Shansun712/
Samsoun712/
Samjume711/
Shomsun711/
Sansoum711/
Samsomm711/
Chansum711/
Shanjum711/
Shamshon67197/
Chamchum67111/
Sonchaum6760/
Sainsume6756/
Samsound6726/
Samsutin6718/
Shanshun6714/
Shamsoon6714/
Samssund6711/
Samsutyn6710/
Shamshunova675/
Chansoum674/
Soumsoum673/
Samsgaun672/
Samsusin672/
Shamzoun671/
Sheimsom671/
Sahamson671/
Saimsung671/
Samssoun671/
Sansaume671/
Cheamsun671/
Sheamson670/

Shamsum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsum in the Marathi language
शामसुमsamasuma80
शमसुमsamasuma20
Shamsum in the Hindi language
शमसुमsamasuma75
शम्सुमsamsuma25

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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 Shamsum
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