Shamtar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shamtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shamtar (12) may also be a first name.

Shamtar Last Name Facts

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

Shamtar (Hindi: शमतर) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamtar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shamtar reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Shamtar is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 40 percent are found, Kabul, where 20 percent are found and Laghman, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan Shamtar exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samtar9266/
Shantar86469/
Chamtar865/
Samtare864/
Shomtar861/
Samthar861/
Samtair861/
Shantair80593/
Shantare806/
Shamtour802/
Santar771,320/
Zamtar7715/
Samtor7710/
Semtar772/
Samtarova751/
Siantar711,662/
Chantar71696/
Santare71168/
Shantor71127/
Szantar7156/
Saintar7148/
Santtar7113/
Shantarova715/
Santair714/
Santatr714/
Santaar713/
Samtore713/
Saantar713/
Satntar711/
Sanntar711/
Samteur711/
Semtear711/
Soumtar711/
Somtarp711/
Saintard67256/
Shantour67175/
Chantard6736/
Chaintar6731/
Schantor6727/
Santaire6722/
Shonthar6721/
Chanthar6717/
Chantare675/
Saantgar672/
Shanteir671/
Choumtar671/
Shontgar671/
Santarre671/
Santatrz671/
Sauntare671/
Chanttar670/

Shamtar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamtar in the Hindi language
शमतरsamatara-

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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 Shamtar
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