Shishira Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Shishira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 202 | 1:262,087 | 20,938 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shishira (412) may also be a first name.
Shishira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shishira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shishira (Hindi: शिशिरा, Marathi: शीशीरा, Oriya: ଶିଶିର) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shishira.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shishira is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Shishira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shishira reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shishira is also the 423,803rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 412 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 52 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 39 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shishira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shishira in the Marathi language | ||
| शीशीरा | sisira | - |
| Shishira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଶିର | sisira | 90 |
| ଶିଶିରା | sisira | 6 |
| ଶିଶିରର | sisirara | 2 |
| ଶୀଶୀର | sisira | 1 |
| ଶିଶୀର | sisira | 1 |
| Shishira in the Hindi language | ||
| शिशिरा | sisira | 85.71 |
| शिशिर | sisira | 14.29 |
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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 Shishira
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