Al-Sharqiyah Surname
Approximately 2,951 people bear this surname
Al-Sharqiyah Surname
For the meaning of this name, see: Al.
The meaning of this surname is not listed.
Al-Sharqiyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,870 | 1:6,725 | 699 |
| Palestine | 72 | 1:63,178 | 5,731 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Al-Sharqiyah (1,082) may also be a first name.
Al-Sharqiyah Demographics
Al-Sharqiyah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al-Sharqiyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sharqiyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Sharqiyah is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al-Sharqiyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sharqiyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al-Sharqiyah is the 149,670th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,469,517 people. The surname Al-Sharqiyah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Sharqiyah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. Al-Sharqiyah is also the 242,775th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,082 people.
It is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 2,870 people, or 1 in 6,725. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 96 percent live and Homs Governorate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Syria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 2 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.
Al-Sharqiyah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Sharqiyah
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