Shambs Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shambs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shambs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shambs (6) may also be a first name.

Shambs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shambs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shambs (Hindi: शम्श) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shambs are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shambs is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 6 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 5,637,083. In Lebanon Shambs is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lebanon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Shambs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shambs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shambs surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schambs9233/
Sambs91171/
Shamb9130/
Chambs8314/
Shambd834/
Shambh834/
Shamps832/
Schamb832/
Shamvs831/
Shembs831/
Shanbs831/
Sahamb831/
Samb8085,385/
Schembs77290/
Schömbs77161/
Schombs77111/
Schamps7746/
Shcembs771/
Shamp731,517/
Chamb73807/
Shanb73661/
Sambh73144/
Samps7329/
Saimb7316/
Sombs7315/
Siamb7315/
Zambs7312/
Sambt734/
Sanmb733/
Shomb733/
Sajmb731/
Sambp731/
Sambz731/
Saumb731/
Sembs731/
Sammb731/
Sanbs731/
Sambd731/
Schoembs7186/
Shambova7127/
Schambch711/
Schamp672,134/
Champs671,015/
Sasemb6762/
Shampe679/
Shemps679/
Shaimp672/
Shanws671/
Chanbs671/
Chambt671/
Schanb671/
Shampz671/
Sambth671/
Sampse671/
Satmps671/
Sahamp671/
Schomb670/

Shambs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shambs in the Hindi language
शम्शsamsa-

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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 Shambs
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