Shmah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shmah (9) may also be a first name.
Shmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shmah is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shmah is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Shmah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shmah are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 9 people.
The surname Shmah is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Malacca, where 50 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Shmah
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