El Shami Surname

5,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Shami Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'from Levantine' in Arabic. Holders of the surname may have ancestry from the Levantine region.

El Shami 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
Yemen77,7961:34034
Lebanon10,4481:54091
Jordan3,6491:2,423467
Palestine1,8971:2,398503
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Kuwait5111:7,4381,040
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Romania271:743,62550,353
Oman241:153,6653,434
Israel111:777,96750,646
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
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El Shami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'from Levantine' in Arabic. Holders of the surname may have ancestry from the Levantine region.

- ehab_eldeeb
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Shami Demographics

El Shami Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 6,294 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Shami Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Shami is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of El Shami.

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

The surname is the 5,906th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 76,312 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Shami live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

El Shami is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 77,796 people, or 1 in 340. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Ibb Governorate, where 24 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Yemen El Shami is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 11 percent reside and Jordan, where 4 percent reside.

El Shami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (52%) 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 Shaimi944/
El Shamai941/
El Sahami941/
El Sami9337/
El Shammai891/
El Samai8820,456/
El Shamy887,101/
El Samit881,282/
El Chami88813/
El-Shami88686/
El Samie88593/
El Shama88165/
El Shemi88122/
El Samih8822/
El Shame8810/
El Sahmi884/
El Samei881/
El Shamaa823,806/
El Shameh82228/
El Shoumi82205/
El Samaid82191/
El Shamea826/
El Shamey826/
El Shoomi824/
El Ssamie824/
El Zahami823/
El Shehmi821/
El Sheemi821/
El Shemiy821/
El Samiea821/
El Sama807,584/
El Samy80158/
El Shammaa78221/
El Shaimaa786/
El Shamahy784/
El-Shamieh781/
El-Shamy755,535/
El Shemy751,377/
El Samet75162/
El-Chami75157/
El Chamy757/
El Samhy757/
El Samaa755/
El-Samie754/
El Samer754/
El Samed752/
El-Shemi751/
El Sayme751/
El Samea751/
El Samay751/
El Sameh751/
El Sammy751/
El Zahmi751/
El Shoumy7110,735/
El Samahy712,448/
El Sheemy71584/
El Sheimy71216/
El Sammaa71165/
El-Shamaa71127/
El Shouma7146/
El-Shamey715/
El Sama'a714/
El Samouy711/
El Samher711/
El Samaha711/
El-Shammaa67195/
El Chamess671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Shami
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