Shamur Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Shamur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 160 | 1:53,485 | 6,974 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
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 last name Shamur (Hindi: शमूर, Marathi: शामुर) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,300,225th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 common given name globally, borne by 75 people.
This last name is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 53,485. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 67 percent are found, Haifa District, where 23 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Israel Shamur exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamur in the Marathi language | ||
| शामुर | samura | 87.5 |
| शमुर | samura | 12.5 |
| Shamur in the Hindi language | ||
| शमूर | samura | 50 |
| शामूर | samura | 25 |
| शमुर | samura | 25 |
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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 Shamur
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