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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shanma is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Shanma is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanma reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 451,716th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 370 people.
The last name Shanma is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 14,204,914. In India Shanma is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 72 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Bihar, where 6 percent are found. Not including India Shanma is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
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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