Al Shami Surname
Approximately 8,689 people bear this surname
Al Shami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 5,539 | 1:3,485 | 407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 1:18,477 | 2,561 |
| United Arab Emirates | 548 | 1:16,719 | 2,010 |
| Yemen | 346 | 1:76,374 | 5,185 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Tunisia | 31 | 1:19,698 | 3,144 |
| Lebanon | 31 | 1:181,841 | 8,070 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Jordan | 13 | 1:680,187 | 14,528 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Al Shami Demographics
Al Shami Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shami is carried by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Shami is the 58,232nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 838,709 people. The surname Al Shami occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Al Shami live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Levant.
The surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 5,539 people, or 1 in 3,485. In Syria Al Shami is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 62 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 21 percent reside and Damascus Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Other than Syria Al Shami exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent reside.
Al Shami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (96%) 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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