Al-Sami Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Al-Sami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 23 | 1:1,148,926 | 11,714 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al-Sami (10) may also be a first name.
Al-Sami Demographics
Al-Sami Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al-Sami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Sami is found most frequently in Yemen. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Sami is the 2,394,033rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Al-Sami live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename worldwide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,148,926. In Yemen it is most common in: Sana'a Governorate, where 78 percent reside, Aden Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Al Bayda Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Al-Sami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
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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
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