Shahms Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shahms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shahms (120) may also be a first name.

Shahms Last Name Facts

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

Shahms is most common in Pakistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shahms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shahms is the 4,649,889th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Shahms is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shahms reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahms is also the 852,104th most common given name globally, held by 120 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,760,278. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 43 percent reside, Sindh, where 29 percent reside and Balochistan, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan Shahms occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahmsh922/
Shahmst921/
Shams91263,050/
Sahms9195/
Shaheems861/
Shamsh83596/
Schams83489/
Shamss83338/
Shamse83108/
Shamst8379/
Shaams839/
Shamms838/
Sahams835/
Shaims831/
Jshams831/
Shamsz831/
Sahmse831/
Sheams830/
Sams8028,053/
Shamshd7719/
Shamshe7713/
Shamsse775/
Shahmch771/
Shahamz771/
Chams732,856/
Samms732,732/
Shems73352/
Samse73341/
Saams73136/
Seams73131/
Saums73128/
Saims7369/
Samsø7349/
Sjams7321/
Shamz7320/
Samsz7316/
Siams7311/
Samst737/
Saems736/
Samss736/
Shoms734/
Sohms733/
Sam's732/
Samsd731/
Jsams731/
Shamsova719,021/
Shamshsd711/
Samsøe67113/
Chamss6728/
Chamse6718/
Shamshova6718/
Chaims6718/
Shemms6712/
Schems6711/
Siehms678/
Saamse676/
Schamsová676/
Schoms672/
Chasms672/
Cheams671/
Saimms671/
Sahamz671/
Zahams671/
Schamz671/
Seamse671/
Shamce671/
Samsch671/
Samsjø671/
Shamze671/
Shhaammss671/

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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 Shahms
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