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

View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

El Shama Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Shama occurs in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 1,348,199th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Shama live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 160,842. In Syria it is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 96 percent are found. Excluding Syria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 15 percent are found and Yemen, where 5 percent are found.

El Shama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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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