Shaam Surname
Approximately 1,346 people bear this surname
Shaam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 608 | 1:293,822 | 6,216 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Maldives | 99 | 1:4,083 | 387 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Afghanistan | 58 | 1:554,365 | 6,714 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shaam (18,631) may also be a first name.
Shaam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaam (Hindi: शाम, Marathi: शाम) is most common in Pakistan. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 285,633rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,414,224 people. The last name Shaam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shaam are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaam is also the 39,860th most common given name globally. It is borne by 18,631 people.
This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 293,822. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 41 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 34 percent live and Punjab, where 16 percent live. Beside Pakistan this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaam in the Hindi language | ||
| शाम | sama | - |
| Shaam in the Marathi language | ||
| शाम | sama | 98.83 |
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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 Shaam
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