Al Homs Surname

206,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Homs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Homs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2,0031:2,271471
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Homs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Homs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al Homs occurs in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al Homs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Homs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Homs is the 206,400th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,629,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Homs are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is carried by 2,003 people, or 1 in 2,271. In Palestine it is most numerous in: Rafah Governorate, where 87 percent reside, Jericho Governorate, where 5 percent reside and Gaza Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Palestine this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 0 percent reside and Yemen, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Homse932/
Al Hams86242/
Al Khums8076/
Al Hamss8016/
Al-Homsh801/
Al Honsh801/
Al Ams771/
Al-Hams71211/
Al Hamz7121/
Al-Hums711/
Al Jamsh67370/
Al Anse574/

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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 Homs
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