Shishar Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shishar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Shishar (201) may also be a first name.
Shishar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shishar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shishar (Hindi: शिशर, Marathi: शीषर, Oriya: ଶିଶର) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shishar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishar? popularity and diffusion
Shishar is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Shishar are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shishar is also the 639,077th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 201 people.
Shishar is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Shishar is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shishar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shishar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଶର | sisara | - |
| Shishar in the Marathi language | ||
| शीषर | sisara | - |
| Shishar in the Hindi language | ||
| शिशर | sisara | 87.72 |
| शीशर | sisara | 3.51 |
| शिषर | sisara | 3.51 |
| शशिर | sasira | 1.75 |
| शीषर | sisara | 1.75 |
| श्िशर | sisara | 1.75 |
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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 Shishar
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