El Shamaa Surname

120,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Shamaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shamaa 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
Yemen2,0351:12,9851,518
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Syria3911:49,3632,600
Kuwait3281:11,5871,609
Lebanon2961:19,0442,365
Jordan2181:40,5624,502
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Palestine271:168,4768,634
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Shamaa Demographics

El Shamaa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 167 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Shamaa Last Name Facts

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

El Shamaa is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 120,463rd most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,914,752 people. The surname El Shamaa occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of El Shamaa are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,035 people, or 1 in 12,985. In Yemen El Shamaa is most frequent in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 51 percent live, Dhamar Governorate, where 15 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen El Shamaa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.

El Shamaa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the El Shamaa surname is primarily Sunni (98%) 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 Shammaa95221/
El Shaimaa956/
El Shama94165/
El Samaa945/
El Shammaah904/
El Shamahas901/
El Chamaa89232/
El Sammaa89165/
El-Shamaa89127/
El Shamah8915/
El Shamea896/
El Sama'a894/
El Samaat891/
El Shamas891/
El Samaha891/
El Shamai891/
El Sama887,584/
El Shammas842,790/
El-Shammaa84195/
El Shameya8497/
El Samayah8432/
El Shamaie844/
El Shamahy844/
El Shammat843/
El Shamiya841/
El Shammah841/
El Shammai841/
El Shami8295,497/
El Samai8220,456/
El Shamy827,101/
El Samad8283/
El Samah8232/
El Shame8210/
El Chama829/
El Samat824/
El Samas824/
El Samay821/
El Zamaa821/
El Shamo821/
El Samea821/
El Samahy782,448/
El Shameh78228/
El Samaid78191/
El Sammad78122/
El Zahmaa7895/
El Shouma7846/
El-Chamaa786/
El Shamey786/
El Samawe784/
El Shaimi784/
El Chamma783/
El Sammah782/
El Sahami781/
El Samiea781/
El Samy75158/
El Sami7537/
El Chammas7453/
El Chammah7410/
El Samayeh742/
El Chaumas741/
El-Shammah741/
El-Shamy715,535/
El Samit711,282/
El Chami71813/
El-Shami71686/
El Samie71593/
El Samet71162/
El Samih7122/
El-Samad7113/
El Chamy717/
El Samhy717/
El Sahmi714/
El Samer714/
El Samed712/
El Souma711/
El Sayme711/
El Sammo711/
El Samei711/
El Sameh711/
El Sammy711/
El Shammout701,424/
El Samaweed702/
El Shamhout701/
El Shoumy6710,735/
El Samout67535/
El-Samahy67524/
El Sheimy67216/
El Shoumi67205/
El-Chamma676/
El-Shamey675/
El Shoomi674/
El Ssamie674/
El Samoud674/
El Shomou673/
El Zahami673/
El-Sammad672/
El Samouy671/
El Samher671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shamaa
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