Abou Shams Surname
3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine
Abou Shams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 40 | 1:113,721 | 7,356 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shams | 95 | 2,454 | / |
| Abou Shamsa | 95 | 21 | / |
| Abu Shamas | 90 | 565 | / |
| Abu Shamis | 90 | 103 | / |
| Abu Shamsi | 90 | 4 | / |
| Abushams | 89 | 8 | / |
| Aboshams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shammas | 86 | 7 | / |
| Abu-Shams | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shamassi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shamsieh | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shmeis | 80 | 307 | / |
| Abw Shames | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shamis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abshms | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abushimis | 74 | 48 | / |
| Abushmase | 74 | 6 | / |
| Abushmeis | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shamsieh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ayyub Shamsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abouschmiess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abshmas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abushumays | 70 | 4 | / |
| Abushmaies | 70 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shamsiyeh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shumays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oboshemuso | 60 | 16 | / |
| Abbashamza | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abushemeza | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hashima Hawass | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abishemeza | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Abou Shams
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis