Al Shamimi Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Shamimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shamimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4201:62,9174,659
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Shamimi Last Name Facts

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

Al Shamimi is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Al Shamimi is the 613,453rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. Al Shamimi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shamimi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Shamimi is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 62,917. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 76 percent reside, Hadramaut Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 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 Shamimi
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