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 last name Al Shamsi is held by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamsi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,217th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 118,562 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shamsi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Al Shamsi is also the 1,874,099th most common first name in the world, borne by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 59,905 people, or 1 in 153. In The United Arab Emirates Al Shamsi is most frequent in: Abu Dhabi, where 38 percent live, Sharjah, where 13 percent live and Ajman, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United Arab Emirates it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 2 percent live and Oman, where 1 percent live.
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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