Shendam Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shendam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shendam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
India51:153,413,076951,030

Shendam (31) may also be a first name.

Shendam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shendam (Marathi: शडाम) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shendam.

How Common Is The Last Name Shendam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shendam is the 2,460,878th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Shendam occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shendam are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 31 people.

Shendam is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 75 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Shendam exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shendame9320/
Sendam9294/
Shindam8656/
Sendham8638/
Shendan8620/
Shandam8618/
Saendam8612/
Chendam8610/
Sendame868/
Ssendam863/
Shondam862/
Senddam862/
Shemdam861/
Siendam861/
Shendane8040/
Shindham809/
Cheendam805/
Chendham803/
Shendang801/
Sendhaim801/
Shendean801/
Shiendan801/
Sindam771,182/
Sandam77540/
Sondam7746/
Sendom775/
Cendam771/
Semdam771/
Syndam770/
Chindam715,445/
Sandham711,948/
Sindham71266/
Shindan7171/
Shendon7123/
Sindame718/
Sandaam717/
Shandom716/
Chendom714/
Sandamm714/
Suundam714/
Shimdam712/
Seandan711/
Shindom711/
Sindamm711/
Sanddam711/
Saindam711/
Sondham710/
Chindham67115/
Chindame67105/
Shindang6765/
Chhindam6741/
Shindane6716/
Chinddam677/
Seindane676/
Shindome674/
Saindame671/
Chindeam671/
Jchindam671/
Seindang671/
Seandang671/
Shindand671/

Shendam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shendam in the Marathi language
शडामsadama-

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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
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  • 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 Shendam
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