Shamzar Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shamzar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamzar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Shamzar (24) may also be a first name.

Shamzar Last Name Facts

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

Shamzar is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamzar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamzar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamzar is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally, held by 24 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Baghlan, where 30 percent live, Faryab, where 10 percent live and Kabul, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

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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 Shamzar
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