El Shama Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

El Shama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shama 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
Syria1201:160,8423,783
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Shama Demographics

El Shama Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 2 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Shama Last Name Facts

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

El Shama occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of El Shama.

How Common Is The Last Name El Shama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of El Shama are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 160,842. In Syria it is most numerous in: Homs Governorate, where 96 percent reside. Apart from Syria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 15 percent reside and Yemen, where 5 percent reside.

El Shama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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
El Shamaa943,806/
El Shamah9415/
El Shamea946/
El Shamai941/
El Shamas941/
El Sama937,584/
El Shammas892,790/
El Shammaa89221/
El Shaimaa896/
El Shamahy894/
El Shammat893/
El Shammah891/
El Shammai891/
El Shami8895,497/
El Samai8820,456/
El Shamy887,101/
El Samad8883/
El Samah8832/
El Shame8810/
El Chama889/
El Samaa885/
El Samas884/
El Samat884/
El Shamo881/
El Samay881/
El Samea881/
El Shammaah844/
El Shamahas841/
El Samahy822,448/
El Chamaa82232/
El Shameh82228/
El Samaid82191/
El Sammaa82165/
El-Shamaa82127/
El Sammad82122/
El Shouma8246/
El Shamey826/
El Shaimi824/
El Sama'a824/
El Chamma823/
El Sammah822/
El Sahami821/
El Samaat821/
El Samaha821/
El Samiea821/
El Samy80158/
El Sami8037/
El-Shammaa78195/
El Chammas7853/
El Chammah7810/
El Chaumas781/
El-Shammah781/
El-Shamy755,535/
El Samit751,282/
El Chami75813/
El-Shami75686/
El Samie75593/
El Samet75162/
El Samih7522/
El-Samad7513/
El Chamy757/
El Samhy757/
El Samer754/
El Sahmi754/
El Samed752/
El Samei751/
El Sayme751/
El Souma751/
El Sammo751/
El Sameh751/
El Zamaa751/
El Sammy751/
El Shammout741,424/
El Shamhout741/
El Shoumy7110,735/
El Samout71535/
El-Samahy71524/
El Sheimy71216/
El Shoumi71205/
El Zahmaa7195/
El-Chamma716/
El-Chamaa716/
El-Shamey715/
El Shoomi714/
El Ssamie714/
El Samoud714/
El Zahami713/
El Shomou713/
El-Sammad712/
El Samher711/
El Samouy711/
El-Chammas6718/
El-Shamieh671/
El Chamess671/
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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 El Shama
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