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Where Does The Last Name Sham Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sham (Bengali: শাম, Georgian: შამ, Hindi: शाम, Marathi: शाम, Oriya: ଶାମ, Russian: Шам, Tibetan: ཤེམ་) is found most in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sham? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 14,441^st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 188,674 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Sham reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,036^th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 260,573 people.

The surname Sham is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 7,538 people, or 1 in 101,760. In India Sham is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 32 percent reside, Punjab, where 24 percent reside and Haryana, where 14 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in 111 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.

Sham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sham last name expanded 976 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,477 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Sunni (72%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sham are 6.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.92% more than the national average, earning R 532,116 per year; in United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $58,688 CAD per year.