Al Shamas Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Al Shamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Shamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Shamas is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Shamas is the 2,746,821st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Al Shamas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Al Shamas reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,253,426. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 48 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent reside and Sindh, where 19 percent reside. Beside Pakistan Al Shamas is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Syria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Shamas
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