Shamz Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shamz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India61:127,844,230863,365
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shamz (79) may also be a first name.

Shamz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamz is most common in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamz is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamz are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 79 people.

The last name Shamz is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Shamz is primarily concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahamz911/
Shamze911/
Shamsz911/
Schamz911/
Samz89310/
Shahamz831/
Schamtz830/
Shams80263,050/
Shanz8088/
Saemz8023/
Samsz8016/
Saimz807/
Seamz802/
Samze802/
Shamc802/
Chamz802/
Sammz801/
Samzh801/
Shemz801/
Samtz800/
Schanz737,803/
Shamsh73596/
Schams73489/
Shamss73338/
Shamci73155/
Shamse73108/
Shamst7379/
Shahms7318/
Shanze739/
Shaams739/
Shamms738/
Sahams735/
Sxhanz733/
Chamtz732/
Shanzh732/
Shaims731/
Chamze731/
Shamce731/
Shainz731/
Jshams731/
Sheams730/
Sanz67133,563/
Sams6728,053/
Zamz6737/
Shamshd6719/
Samc6716/
Shamshe6713/
Saimetz676/
Shamsse675/
Shahmsh672/
Somz672/
Semz672/
Xamz671/
Shahmst671/
Shahmch671/
Schzanz671/
Schamch671/

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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 Shamz
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