Al Shajar Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Al Shajar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 58 | 1:152,456 | 8,483 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
Al Shajar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shajar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Shajar has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shajar? popularity and diffusion
Al Shajar is the 2,414,640th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shajar reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 152,456. In Jordan Al Shajar is mostly concentrated in: Irbid Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Other than Jordan it is found in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shajair | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Sajar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaair | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakhar | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Shajour | 84 | 3 | / |
| Al Shahyar | 84 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaer | 82 | 2,818 | / |
| Al Sehar | 82 | 1,243 | / |
| Al Shair | 82 | 370 | / |
| Al Sajer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahhar | 78 | 240 | / |
| Al Chaair | 78 | 5 | / |
| Al-Shayar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Shayer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shazar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaheer | 74 | 15 | / |
| Al-Shakhar | 74 | 13 | / |
| Al-Shaer | 71 | 2,595 | / |
| Al Sayer | 71 | 2,085 | / |
| Al Shour | 71 | 193 | / |
| Al Zajer | 71 | 178 | / |
| Al-Shair | 71 | 20 | / |
| Al Chair | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al Sayrd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sehar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sheer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahhar | 67 | 353 | / |
| Al-Shaier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Zayjar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shajar
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