Shamur Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shamur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1601:53,4856,974
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Shamur (75) may also be a first name.

Shamur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamur (Hindi: शमूर, Marathi: शामुर) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shamur are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Shamur is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 75 people.

This surname is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 53,485. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 67 percent live, Haifa District, where 23 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 5 percent live. Aside from Israel Shamur is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahmur92584/
Shamour9255/
Shammur921/
Samur919,051/
Shahmour861/
Samour8311,673/
Sameur831,884/
Saumur83619/
Sammur83424/
Chamur83209/
Samaur83129/
Samhur8346/
Samure8344/
Saimur8328/
Shamor8321/
Saymur8313/
Samgur8312/
Shemur8312/
Sahmur8310/
Samutr838/
Samuir831/
Samurt831/
Shamurova80116/
Sammour773,698/
Saumure771,383/
Chamour77515/
Samoure77360/
Shomure77237/
Shamoor77206/
Seamour7740/
Saymour7714/
Samgour779/
Chaumur779/
Shomour776/
Siameur776/
Siamour775/
Saimour775/
Samaure773/
Chameur772/
Saummur772/
Samhour772/
Sahmour771/
Chhamur771/
Chamure771/
Samhure771/
Sammeur771/
Samourd771/
Samuthr771/
Chamaur771/
Saemour771/
Seamaur770/
Çamur737,727/
Zamur731,696/
Samor731,668/
Somur73867/
Semur73354/
Samurova7132/
Siammour7122/
Chammurh715/
Chaumeur711/
Saumeure711/
Shahmorr711/
Shemmour711/
Saismutr711/
Sammoure711/
Seamoure710/
Samoor67270/
Saimor67244/
Zamour67209/
Zamhur67165/
Seymur67160/
Somure6796/
Seimur6787/
Samorì6765/
Sammor6741/
Samhor6729/
Semeur6726/
Zammur6724/
Ceamur6720/
Saymor6712/
Samoer679/
Samorh674/
Seamor673/
Soomur673/
Semaur673/
Somurt672/
Sommur672/
Shomor672/
Szamor671/
Chamurowa671/
Samorr671/
Shomurova671/
Seumur671/
Samourova671/
Somaur671/
Chaismutr671/
Zamuir671/
Zahmur671/
Siemur670/

Shamur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamur in the Marathi language
शामुरsamura87.5
शमुरsamura12.5
Shamur in the Hindi language
शमूरsamura50
शामूरsamura25
शमुरsamura25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamur
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