Sahmah Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Sahmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
Sahmah (295) may also be a first name.
Sahmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahmah (Arabic: سهمه) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahmah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 686,443rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sahmah reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sahmah is also the 513,559th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 295 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Aside from Egypt this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahmah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahmah in the Arabic language | ||
| سهمه | shmh | - |
| شماعه | shmah | - |
| شمعه | shmh | - |
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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 Sahmah
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