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

The surname Shambs (Hindi: शम्श) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shambs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shambs live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 6 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,637,083. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

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 last name fell 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
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  • 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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