Shamzai Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Shamzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
Shamzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamzai is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shamzai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamzai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamzai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 92 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Shamzai
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