Shamsur Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shamsur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shamsur (8,460) may also be a first name.

Shamsur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamsur (Bengali: সামসুর, Hindi: शमसुर, Marathi: शमसुर, Oriya: ଶାମ୍ସୁର, Russian: Шамсур) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsur? popularity and diffusion

Shamsur is the 669,375th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name Shamsur is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shamsur reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamsur is also the 68,538th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 8,460 people.

The last name Shamsur is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Besides Bangladesh it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Shamsur Last Name Statistics demography

Shamsur earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshur931,032/
Shamsour9310/
Samsur92196/
Samsuir8615/
Hsamsur8615/
Shamsor8611/
Samsure864/
Samsurh862/
Samsour861/
Chamsur861/
Shamsurova824/
Schamschur822/
Shemshur80713/
Szamszur8070/
Shamshor806/
Shanshur802/
Shansour801/
Shamshurova78320/
Sansur77770/
Samsor77558/
Somsur7731/
Samjur773/
Semsur772/
Samzur771/
Shanshour754/
Shamshoor752/
Sansour71298/
Chansur7116/
Samshor717/
Samsoor716/
Schamschor712/
Shanjur712/
Shansor711/
Samszor711/
Shomshor6755/
Shanshurova6754/
Chansure6710/
Szamszor672/
Shamzhurova672/
Chamchur671/
Shamzorz671/
Chansour671/

Shamsur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamsur in the Bengali language
সামসুরsamasura-
Shamsur in the Hindi language
शमसुरsamasura62.5
शम्सूरsamsura25
शम्सुरsamsura12.5
Shamsur in the Marathi language
शमसुरsamasura60
शामसूरsamasura20
समसुरsamasura20
Shamsur in the Oriya language
ଶାମ୍ସୁରsamsura50
ଶମସୁରsamasura50
Shamsur in the Russian language
Шамсурsamsur-

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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 Shamsur
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