Shamza Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Shamza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamza (305) may also be a first name.
Shamza Demographics
Shamza Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shamza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamza (Marathi: शमजा) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamza.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamza? popularity and diffusion
Shamza is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shamza are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamza is also the 504,078th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 305 people.
The surname Shamza is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Shamza is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 13 percent reside and Mandera County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.
Shamza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamza in the Marathi language | ||
| शमजा | samaja | - |
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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 Shamza
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