Shma Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Shma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shma (1,455) may also be a first name.
Shma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shma (Hindi: श्मा, Russian: Шма) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shma? popularity and diffusion
Shma is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shma live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shma is also the 204,463rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,455 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 51 percent are found, Delhi, where 14 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shma in the Hindi language | ||
| श्मा | sma | 58.47 |
| शमा | sama | 30.93 |
| क्षमा | ksama | 4.24 |
| शॅमा | sema | 1.69 |
| समा | sama | 1.69 |
| श्यामा | syama | 0.85 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0.42 |
| शमां | samam | 0.42 |
| Shma in the Russian language | ||
| Шма | sma | - |
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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 Shma
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