Al-Hams Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Hams Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Hams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Al-Hams Last Name Facts

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

Al-Hams is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Al-Hams.

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

The last name Al-Hams is the 1,140,742nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Hams reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Excluding Saudi Arabia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Hams86242/
Al Hamss8016/
Al-Homsh801/
Al Ams771/
Al Homs712,008/
Al Hamz7121/
Al Jamsh67370/
Al Homse672/
Al Anse574/
Al-Anze573/
Al Honsh531/

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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-Hams
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