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 found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamz reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamz is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 79 people.

The surname Shamz is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran it is most frequent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 10 percent are found.

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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