Shamter Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shamter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shamter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamter occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamter? popularity and diffusion

Shamter is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shamter occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Shamter live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Shamter is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Shamter is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Shamter is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 29 percent reside and Iraq, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamte926,749/
Samter92248/
Shanter8678/
Shamtir8612/
Shamteh867/
Shaamte864/
Seamter863/
Samteur861/
Samther861/
Samte83322/
Schanter8034/
Shanteer8016/
Seasmter803/
Samterre801/
Shoemter801/
Shanteir801/
Shamteah801/
Seameter800/
Shanther800/
Santer773,752/
Shante77312/
Chamte7743/
Siamte7727/
Shamta7715/
Samtie7715/
Shamti7714/
Semter775/
Samtez774/
Samtee773/
Saamte771/
Samtey771/
Samtyr771/
Zamter771/
Samtir771/
Shamty771/
Samthe770/
Chanter71765/
Santier71276/
Shantyr71194/
Saunter71191/
Shantie71166/
Szanter71149/
Samthep71119/
Shantir71113/
Sainter71106/
Sahante7191/
Shamtha7177/
Shaunte7125/
Shantee7116/
Santere7116/
Shonter7114/
Schante7112/
Shantre7111/
Sandter7111/
Chamtey719/
Shantez715/
Shantey714/
Shantea713/
Shamthi713/
Semther713/
Shanterova712/
Shanthe712/
Santter712/
Chamtes712/
Samtair711/
Samtesh711/
Semtear711/
Seemter711/
Shannte711/
Shantes711/
Sheante711/
Shamtuy711/
Shanteh711/
Samtech711/
Chomter711/
Santesr711/
Shamtio711/
Chamthe710/
Sante679,513/
Santerre675,094/
Samti671,366/
Shantair67593/
Saintier67529/
Samta67298/
Schonter67141/
Shauntee6769/
Somte6768/
Shontere6755/
Zamte6748/
Samty6721/
Seantier6719/
Chanther6715/
Chandter673/
Shanthie673/
Schantes672/
Shanthee672/
Chainter672/
Chanterp672/
Sauntier671/
Cheanter671/
Schantez671/
Schantre671/
Schaunte671/
Shatente671/
Shaunteh671/
Shantees671/
Shantesh671/
Shamnthi671/
Soumtere671/
Saintere671/
Schantei671/
Schantej671/
Schantey671/
Chantere671/
Chamtire671/
Chaamtes671/
Chantter670/
Shauntez670/
Shauntie670/

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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 Shamter
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