Shaom Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shaom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shaom (8) may also be a first name.
Shaom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaom (Hindi: षाोम, Russian: Шаом) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shaom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shaom live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Bangladesh, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaom in the Hindi language | ||
| षाोम | saoma | 66.67 |
| शॉम | soma | 33.33 |
| Shaom in the Russian language | ||
| Шаом | saom | - |
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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 Shaom
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