Alshamri Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alshamri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alshamri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Alshamri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alshamri is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alshamri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alshamri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 303,021st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alshamri reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

Alshamri is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,113 people, or 1 in 27,723. Aside from Saudi Arabia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 6 percent live and Qatar, 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Alshamri
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