Al Swami Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Swami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Swami Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Al Swami Last Name Facts

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

Al Swami is most common in Yemen. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Swami.

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

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Al Swami is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Al Swami live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,402,299. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 45 percent reside, Dhale Governorate, where 36 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Barring Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Swaimi942/
Al Shwaimi8924/
Al Suami881/
Al Sbami881/
Al Suhaimi78324/
Al Shuhaimi742/
Al-Suhaimi67801/
Al Zuhaimi675/
Al-Suhaymi671/
Al Shuhoumi6313/
Al-Shuhaimi633/
Al Shouhomi631/
Al-Suhaime561/
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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 Swami
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