Al Sama Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Al Sama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 155 | 1:170,486 | 8,000 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Al Sama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Sama is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,348,199th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sama live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 170,486. In Yemen Al Sama is mostly concentrated in: Dhamar Governorate, where 97 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found and Abyan Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Other than Yemen Al Sama occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Oman, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
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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
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