Shama'a Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shama'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shama'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shama'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shama'a has its highest incidence in Syria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shama'a? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shama'a is the 8,968,613th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Shama'a is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Shama'a reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,650,511. Excluding Syria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 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 Shama'a
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