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
The surname Shishar (Hindi: शिशर, Marathi: शीषर, Oriya: ଶିଶର) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shishar is the 4,908,606th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Shishar is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Shishar reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shishar is also the 639,077th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 201 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Shishar is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Shishar is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.
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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