Al-Shama Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Al-Shama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Al-Shama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Shama is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Shama is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Al-Shama live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.
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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-Shama
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