Al Sharhan Surname

79,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Al Sharhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sharhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates4,8951:1,872228
Kuwait9451:4,022536
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Al Sharhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Sharhan is carried by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 79,841st most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,193,310 people. The last name Al Sharhan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sharhan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Sharhan is most common in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 4,895 people, or 1 in 1,872. In The United Arab Emirates Al Sharhan is mostly found in: Ras al-Khaimah, where 12 percent live, Abu Dhabi, where 3 percent live and Dubai, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account The United Arab Emirates this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

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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
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