Al-Shamy Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Al-Shamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al-Shamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Shamy is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shamy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Shamy is the 626,382nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Al-Shamy reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The surname Al-Shamy is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 49 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 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
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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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