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 in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shamter.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Shamter are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Shamter is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 29 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.

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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