Al Shamsi Surname
Approximately 61,466 people bear this surname
Al Shamsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 59,905 | 1:153 | 10 |
| Yemen | 996 | 1:26,531 | 2,605 |
| Oman | 369 | 1:9,995 | 1,274 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Syria | 50 | 1:386,020 | 4,843 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Al Shamsi (31) may also be a first name.
Al Shamsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shamsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Shamsi is more frequently found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamsi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,217th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 118,562 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shamsi live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 31 people.
Al Shamsi is most commonly held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 59,905 people, or 1 in 153. In The United Arab Emirates it is mostly concentrated in: Abu Dhabi, where 38 percent reside, Sharjah, where 13 percent reside and Ajman, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United Arab Emirates this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 2 percent reside and Oman, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shamshi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Al Shamsie | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shamsi | 89 | 990 | / |
| Al Shamsy | 89 | 9 | / |
| Al Shemsi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Al Shamzi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Shamji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Samsai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shamshi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahansi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shatmsy | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sansi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Shamshaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shamsy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanji | 71 | 36 | / |
| Al Zamzi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Al-Sansi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shanza | 67 | 207 | / |
| Al Shange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Changit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sanji | 59 | 41 | / |
| Al-Zamzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Zanzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanger | 56 | 162 | / |
| Al Sanjee | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Shamsi
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