Al Shamaa Surname
Approximately 556 people bear this surname
Al Shamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 446 | 1:12,639 | 1,801 |
| Syria | 86 | 1:224,430 | 4,144 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Shamaa Demographics
Al Shamaa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Shamaa occurs most in Lebanon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 568,231st most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Shamaa are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant.
It is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 12,639. In Lebanon Al Shamaa is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 77 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 15 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 7 percent live. Not including Lebanon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 15 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Al Shamaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Al Shamaa last name is principally Sunni (94%) 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
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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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