Abu Shama Surname
Approximately 3,706 people bear this surname
Abu Shama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,258 | 1:40,716 | 4,150 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Abu Shama (161) may also be a first name.
Abu Shama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Shama is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abu Shama is the 123,218th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,966,418 people. Abu Shama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Abu Shama are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 62 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Shama is also the 722,635th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 161 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,258 people, or 1 in 40,716. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 36 percent are found and Israel, where 1 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
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- 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 Abu Shama
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