Abu Shamsia Surname
Approximately 780 people bear this surname
Abu Shamsia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 511 | 1:8,902 | 1,829 |
| Israel | 253 | 1:33,825 | 4,741 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
Abu Shamsia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shamsia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Shamsia is found most in Palestine. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shamsia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abu Shamsia is the 439,223rd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Shamsia are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Levant.
The last name Abu Shamsia is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 8,902. In Palestine Abu Shamsia is most common in: Hebron Governorate, where 78 percent live, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 13 percent live and Jerusalem Governorate, where 8 percent live. Outside of Palestine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Shamsa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Abu Samsa | 90 | 9 | / |
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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 Shamsia
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