Al-Shamma Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Al-Shamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Al-Shamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Shamma occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shamma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Shamma is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Al-Shamma are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant.
This last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 946,531. Excluding Iraq this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Jordan, where 3 percent live.
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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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