Elshamy Surname
Approximately 44,538 people bear this surname
Elshamy Surname User-submission:
The surname means 'from Levantine' in Arabic. Holders of the surname may have ancestry from the Levantine region.
Elshamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 40,819 | 1:2,252 | 306 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,260 | 1:9,465 | 1,329 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Elshamy (283) may also be a first name.
Elshamy Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname means 'from Levantine' in Arabic. Holders of the surname may have ancestry from the Levantine region.
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Elshamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elshamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elshamy is found most in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elshamy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,595th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 163,625 people. Elshamy occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Elshamy are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 526,385th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 283 people.
This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 40,819 people, or 1 in 2,252. Barring Egypt it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Elshamy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Elshamy surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Elshamy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $42,238 CAD per year.
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