Abu Shams Surname
Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname
Abu Shams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,410 | 1:38,148 | 3,949 |
| Palestine | 29 | 1:156,857 | 8,402 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Abu Shams (2,044) may also be a first name.
Abu Shams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Shams occurs most in Egypt. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shams? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 174,754th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,969,660 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abu Shams reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 166,841st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,044 people.
The last name Abu Shams is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,410 people, or 1 in 38,148. Not including Egypt it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 1 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shamas | 95 | 565 | / |
| Abu Shamis | 95 | 103 | / |
| Abou Shams | 95 | 40 | / |
| Abu Shamsi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abushams | 94 | 8 | / |
| Abou Shamsa | 90 | 21 | / |
| Abu Shammas | 90 | 7 | / |
| Abu-Shams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shamassi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shamsieh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abu Shmeis | 84 | 307 | / |
| Abw Shames | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shamis | 84 | 1 | / |
| Aboshams | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abshms | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abushimis | 78 | 48 | / |
| Abushmase | 78 | 6 | / |
| Abushmeis | 78 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shamsieh | 76 | 8 | / |
| Ayyub Shamsi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abshmas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abushumays | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abushmaies | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shamsiyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shumays | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abouschmiess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abbashamza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abushemeza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hashima Hawass | 59 | 1 | / |
| Oboshemuso | 53 | 16 | / |
| Abishemeza | 53 | 3 | / |
| Ipshmsi | 50 | 6 | / |
| Abishemeize | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shams
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