Shanma Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Shanma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shanma (370) may also be a first name.
Shanma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanma (Hindi: शंमा, Marathi: शानमा, Russian: Шанма) occurs most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shanma.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Shanma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanma are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanma is also the 451,716th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 370 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 14,204,914. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 72 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Bihar, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India Shanma occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanma in the Marathi language | ||
| शानमा | sanama | - |
| Shanma in the Hindi language | ||
| शंमा | samma | 86.07 |
| शानमा | sanama | 7.46 |
| शँमा | samma | 1.99 |
| शांमा | samma | 1.99 |
| शनमा | sanama | 1.99 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0.5 |
| Shanma in the Russian language | ||
| Шанма | sanma | - |
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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 Shanma
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