Shalham Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Shalham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shalham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalham occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalham? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shalham are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Levant.
This surname is most frequently used in Syria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,754,638. In Syria Shalham is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent live. Aside from Syria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 24 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.
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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 Shalham
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