Shamassi Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Shamassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 740 | 1:35,710 | 3,228 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Shamassi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamassi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamassi occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamassi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 456,246th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. Shamassi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamassi live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Yemen Shamassi is mostly concentrated in: Ibb Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 0 percent reside and Palestine, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Shamassi
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