Al-Bishri Surname

190,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al-Bishri Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Bishri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,7481:15,1171,707
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Oman321:115,2493,233
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al-Bishri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Bishri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Bishri is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al-Bishri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Bishri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,637th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,293,062 people. The last name Al-Bishri occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Bishri reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 1,748 people, or 1 in 15,117. In Yemen Al-Bishri is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 57 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 22 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 14 percent live. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live and Oman, where 1 percent live.

Al-Bishri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al-Bishri last name is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Beshri89693/
Al Bishri89257/
Al-Bishry894/
Al-Bizri821,474/
Al Bishrish801/
Al Beshri787/
Al-Beshry784/
Al Bizri7118/
Al-Bizra715/
Al-Bezri713/
Al Baizheri701/
Al-Bizreh672/
Al Vizri593/
Al Bizre591/
Al Bizreh5624/

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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 Al-Bishri
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