Şam Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Şam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sam (512,743), Șam (1), Sâm (1) & Śám (1) are calculated separately.
Şam (24) may also be a first name.
Şam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şam has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant: Sam, Șam, Sâm or Śám. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Şam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Şam is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Şam are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Şam is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 24 people.
It is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,077,870. In Romania Şam is most common in: Neamț County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
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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 Şam
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