Al Shaimi Surname
Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname
Al Shaimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 908 | 1:29,103 | 2,793 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Jordan | 36 | 1:245,623 | 10,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al Shaimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shaimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Shaimi is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Al Shaimi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shaimi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 337,263rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. The surname Al Shaimi is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shaimi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 908 people, or 1 in 29,103. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 68 percent are found, 'Amran Governorate, where 29 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Yemen it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 10 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 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
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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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