Abu Shami Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Abu Shami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 13 | 1:349,911 | 11,386 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
Abu Shami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Shami has its highest incidence in Palestine. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abu Shami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Shami live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Levant.
The last name is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 349,911. In Palestine it is mostly found in: Nablus Governorate, where 85 percent live, Hebron Governorate, where 8 percent live and Jerusalem Governorate, where 8 percent live. Other than Palestine it is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 48 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shamis | 95 | 103 | / |
| Abu Sami | 94 | 493 | / |
| Abu Shamieh | 90 | 47 | / |
| Abu Shama | 89 | 3,706 | / |
| Abu Shemi | 89 | 8 | / |
| Abu Samih | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Samid | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shami | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaima | 84 | 1,495 | / |
| Abu Shamma | 84 | 327 | / |
| Abou Shama | 84 | 154 | / |
| Abu Shamaa | 84 | 153 | / |
| Abu Samieh | 84 | 38 | / |
| Abou Chami | 84 | 26 | / |
| Abu Shameh | 84 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Shamis | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shammi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sama | 82 | 4,637 | / |
| Abou Shamma | 80 | 715 | / |
| Abou Shamaa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Abou Shameh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shamais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sameh | 78 | 1,041 | / |
| Abu Samer | 78 | 282 | / |
| Abu Samha | 78 | 36 | / |
| Abou Sama | 78 | 5 | / |
| Abu Samma | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abu Samed | 78 | 3 | / |
| Abu Sayma | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abu Samaa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shoma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sayme | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Samaha | 74 | 319 | / |
| Abu-Shamma | 74 | 6 | / |
| Abu Shomer | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Shama | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abou Samaa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Saima | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Samaya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Chami | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Sham'a | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shouma | 70 | 6 | / |
| Abou-Samieh | 70 | 3 | / |
| Abou-Shameh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sameeha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Samha | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Shami
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