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 is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 568,231st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The last name Al Shamaa 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.
Al Shamaa is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 12,639. In Lebanon Al Shamaa is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 77 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Lebanon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 15 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Al Shamaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Al Shamaa surname 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
- 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
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