Al-Shaam Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt
Al-Shaam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shaham | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sham | 93 | 12 | / |
| Al-Saham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shame | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sam | 86 | 36 | / |
| Al Shaham | 82 | 671 | / |
| Al Sham | 80 | 3,044 | / |
| Al-Cham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahan | 75 | 480 | / |
| Al Saham | 75 | 36 | / |
| Al Shame | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Shaan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Zaaim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Chame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sam | 71 | 23 | / |
| Al Shahan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Al Shamkh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al-Zam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Shamgh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Siam | 67 | 728 | / |
| Al Shan | 67 | 509 | / |
| Al-Zaim | 67 | 219 | / |
| Al-Sane | 67 | 79 | / |
| Al Saim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Al Cham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Seam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Saan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sahn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Shon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ssem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zajm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zahm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Same | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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-Shaam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis