Shamham Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Shamham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| Syria | 153 | 1:126,150 | 3,570 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamham is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 786,896th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamham reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 171,675. Excluding Iraq this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 43 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Shamham
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