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 surname Shaam (Hindi: शाम, Marathi: शाम) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shaam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaam? popularity and diffusion
Shaam is the 285,633rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,414,224 people. Shaam occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name in the world, held by 18,631 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 608 people, or 1 in 293,822. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 41 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 34 percent reside and Punjab, where 16 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Shaam is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.
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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