Al Shamy Surname
Approximately 3,697 people bear this surname
Al Shamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,319 | 1:20,034 | 2,114 |
| Syria | 1,056 | 1:18,277 | 1,376 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Kuwait | 251 | 1:15,142 | 2,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 64 | 1:143,161 | 11,536 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Al Shamy Demographics
Al Shamy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shamy occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shamy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Shamy is the 123,490th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,971,205 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Al Shamy reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 1,319 people, or 1 in 20,034. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 41 percent live, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 13 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 12 percent live. Apart from Yemen it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 29 percent live and Egypt, where 18 percent live.
Al Shamy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Al Shamy last name is predominantly Sunni (94%) 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Shamy
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