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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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Sham is the 14,441^st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 188,674 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 numerous first name world-wide It is held by 260,573 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7,538 people, or 1 in 101,760. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 32 percent live, Punjab, where 24 percent live and Haryana, where 14 percent live. Besides India Sham is found in 111 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

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 increased 976 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,477 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sham Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Sham surname are 6.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.3% registered with 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.