Al Shamma Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Al Shamma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 300 | 1:88,084 | 5,688 |
| Syria | 83 | 1:232,542 | 4,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Al Shamma (16) may also be a first name.
Al Shamma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shamma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Shamma occurs most in Yemen. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al Shamma.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 688,723rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shamma live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 16 people.
Al Shamma is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 88,084. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 97 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Dhamar Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Other than Yemen Al Shamma is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 19 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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