Al Shama Surname
Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname
Al Shama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,063 | 1:5,303 | 932 |
| Syria | 63 | 1:306,365 | 4,524 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Palestine | 23 | 1:197,776 | 9,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Shama Demographics
Al Shama Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Shama occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,426th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,078,020 people. The surname Al Shama is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shama are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.
The last name Al Shama is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 5,303. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 82 percent are found, Beqaa Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Barring Lebanon Al Shama exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 5 percent are found and Kuwait, where 3 percent are found.
Al Shama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (83%) 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
- 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Shama
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