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 is most common in Lebanon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Shama is the 313,426th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,078,020 people. The surname Al Shama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shama are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.
This last name is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,063 people, or 1 in 5,303. In Lebanon Al Shama is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 82 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 8 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Lebanon this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 5 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.
Al Shama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Al Shama last name is chiefly 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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