Shama is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shama
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shama

How popular is Shama?

Shama is common in India.

Shama is ranked 16806 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shamas grew by 26.58228 per cent to 300 since 2000 and ranked 65964 after elevating 9731 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70 73.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 18.67 11.81
Hispanic or Latino 5.33 0
Black 4.33 2.95
Shama is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Maldives is ahead in terms of density. Around 31237 people have been found who wears Shama as their family name. Shama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
8,040 Guyana6
567,967 Indonesia6
46,707 New Zealand5
27,602 Nigeria4
3,861 Syria3
14,400 Uzbekistan3
6,989 Uganda3
22,232 Morocco3
19,452 Malaysia3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
70,383 Tanzania3
2,085 Nepal2
118,441 Germany2
50,640 Switzerland2
18,718 Thailand2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
20,595 China2
14,521 Portugal2
23,344 Austria2
4,367 Afghanistan2
50,549 Georgia1
31,584 Peru1
15,162 Costa Rica1
174,544 Czech Republic1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
90,903 Moldova1
7,790 Zambia1
18,969 Wales1
14,373 Jordan1
29,046 Japan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
29,595 Iran1
9,498 Iceland1
20,172 Hungary1
5,467 Haiti1
42,479 Greece1
3,993 El Salvador1
17,575 Kuwait1
16,073 Latvia1
56,169 Mexico1
53,505 Turkey1
14,644 Tunisia1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
4,171 Rwanda1
12,270 Lebanon1
58,885 Poland1
11,510 Oman1
118,015 Netherlands1
717 Bhutan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
607 Maldives40
33,176 Zimbabwe38
8,720 Qatar29
109,551 Australia13
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
49,486 South Africa91
37,832 Kazakhstan62
Countries with hundreds of Shama:
5,928 Saudi Arabia577
11,159 Ukraine512
62,717 United States403
37,904 Russia396
3,049 Israel377
5,855 Sri Lanka326
47,291 Brazil223
27,382 England172
6,371 United Arab Emirates153
31,340 Canada107
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Shama:
1,205 Egypt8,274
2,358 Bangladesh4,125
2,571 Pakistan3,269
Countries with ten thousands of Shama:
4,505 India11,692
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Shama Namesakes

  • Omar Shama, Screenwriter
  • Abdulrahman Shamandar , Fadl Shaker's father
  • Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath, Actor
  • Adil Shamasdin, Tennis player
  • Afi Shamara, Film producer
  • Afshin Shamaizadeh, Hassan Shamaizadeh's son
  • Aliya Shamanova, Film Art Director
  • Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath, Actor
  • Marina Shamayko, Tennis Player
  • Omar Shama, Screenwriter

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