Shaym Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Shaym Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 214 | 1:150,249 | 3,218 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shaym (1,284) may also be a first name.
Shaym Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaym Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaym (Hindi: श्याम, Marathi: शाम, Oriya: ଶଯ୍ାମ, Russian: Шайм) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaym? popularity and diffusion
It is the 930,678th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaym live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 219,955th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 1,284 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 150,249. In Afghanistan Shaym is most frequent in: Kunduz, where 76 percent reside, Jowzjan, where 11 percent reside and Balkh, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaym Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaym in the Marathi language | ||
| शाम | sama | 87.88 |
| शम | sama | 4.04 |
| शयाम | sayama | 2.02 |
| धम | dhama | 2.02 |
| छाया | chaya | 1.01 |
| घम | ghama | 1.01 |
| Shaym in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଯ୍ାମ | sayama | 75 |
| ଶାମ | sama | 25 |
| Shaym in the Hindi language | ||
| श्याम | syama | 58.33 |
| शायम | sayama | 22.92 |
| शाय्म | sayma | 10.42 |
| शय्म | sayma | 6.25 |
| शयम | sayama | 2.08 |
| Shaym in the Russian language | ||
| Шайм | sajm | - |
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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 Shaym
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