Al Shanah Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Shanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1371:41,1473,737
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351

Al Shanah Last Name Facts

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

Al Shanah occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

Al Shanah is the 1,504,764th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shanah live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 41,147. In Lebanon Al Shanah is primarily concentrated in: Beqaa Governorate, where 44 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 34 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 19 percent live. Other than Lebanon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Jordan, where 1 percent live.

Al Shanah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (97%) 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
  • 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 Shanah
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