Alsham Surname
Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname
Alsham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 909 | 1:21,233 | 1,521 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Alsham (32) may also be a first name.
Alsham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alsham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alsham (Russian: Альшам) is found most in Syria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alsham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 196,045th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,406,987 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Alsham are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Levant. Alsham is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most widely held in Syria, where it is held by 909 people, or 1 in 21,233. In Syria Alsham is most numerous in: Damascus Governorate, where 98 percent reside. Excluding Syria it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 37 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alsham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alsham in the Russian language | ||
| Альшам | alsam | - |
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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 Alsham
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