Šamija Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Šamija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 300 | 1:14,095 | 2,767 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 156 | 1:22,669 | 3,849 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Samija (201) are calculated separately.
Šamija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šamija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šamija is found most in Croatia. It may appear as a variant: Samija. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šamija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šamija is the 656,126th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Šamija is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šamija reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 14,095. In Croatia Šamija is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 66 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside and Brod-Posavina County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Croatia Šamija occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 34 percent reside and Montenegro, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Šamija
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