Shishira Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shishira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shishira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shishira in the Marathi language
शीशीराsisira-
Shishira in the Oriya language
ଶିଶିରsisira90
ଶିଶିରାsisira6
ଶିଶିରରsisirara2
ଶୀଶୀରsisira1
ଶିଶୀରsisira1
Shishira in the Hindi language
शिशिराsisira85.71
शिशिरsisira14.29

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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
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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 Shishira
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