Al Shayem Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Shayem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shayem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3361:78,6475,260
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Al Shayem Last Name Facts

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

Al Shayem is most common in Yemen. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 821,713th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shayem live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 78,647. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 99 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Shayem
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