Al Shamhan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Shamhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Shamhan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Shamhan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Shamhan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Shamhan is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Al Shamhan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shamhan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen Al Shamhan is primarily found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 20 percent live. Other than Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shaman95374/
Al Samhan95203/
Al Shahman9029/
Al Shaiman905/
Al Shamman901/
Al Shatman901/
Al Saman891,402/
Al Shamasin861,194/
Al Shamatin861/
Al Samman84892/
Al Samham84523/
Al-Samhan84317/
Al-Shaman84203/
Al Shanan8410/
Al Samand847/
Al Shoman845/
Al Sanhan844/
Al Chaman843/
Al Samnan842/
Al Saiman841/
Al Ssaman841/
Al Satman841/
Al Sayman841/
Al Saaman841/
Al Shammam8036/
Al Shainan801/
Al Shannan801/
Al-Shahman801/
Al Shaimon801/
Al Shaanan801/
Al Sammane801/
Al Zaman7815,341/
Al-Saman78134/
Al Seman7810/
Al Soman783/
Al Samam781/
Al Shaimoon761/
Al-Samman74922/
Al Shonan749/
Al Zahman742/
Al-Shanan742/
Al Zayman741/
Al-Ssaman741/
Al Saimon741/
Al Shannon70226/
Al Shanoon701/
Al Shanaim701/
Al-Shannan701/
Al Sanan67695/
Al Sanam67122/
Al-Zaman6783/
Al Shanasim675/
Al-Seman671/
Al Zoman671/
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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 Shamhan
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