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

The last name Shahms occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shahms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shahms is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shahms are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shahms is also the 852,104th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 120 people.

Shahms is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,760,278. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 43 percent live, Sindh, where 29 percent live and Balochistan, where 14 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

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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