bin Shams Surname
Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname
bin Shams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
bin Shams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name bin Shams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name bin Shams (Hindi: शम्स) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name bin Shams? popularity and diffusion
bin Shams is the 272,960th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,114,067 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of bin Shams reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Other than Bangladesh bin Shams occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bin Shamsh | 95 | 5 | / |
| bint Shams | 95 | 1 | / |
| bin Sams | 94 | 35 | / |
| bin Shamsdd | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Shams | 89 | 24 | / |
| bin Shans | 89 | 1 | / |
| bin Sans | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Zamz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ben Chamsse | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Zanz | 59 | 1 | / |
bin Shams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| bin Shams in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्स | samsa | - |
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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 bin Shams
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