Shamms Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shamms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Shamms (38) may also be a first name.
Shamms Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamms Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamms has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamms? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Shamms are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamms is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 38 people.
Shamms is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Shamms is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent reside and Sindh, where 33 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Shamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shamms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shamms last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shams | 91 | 263,050 | / |
| Samms | 91 | 2,732 | / |
| Shamsh | 83 | 596 | / |
| Schams | 83 | 489 | / |
| Shamss | 83 | 338 | / |
| Shamse | 83 | 108 | / |
| Shamst | 83 | 79 | / |
| Shahms | 83 | 18 | / |
| Shemms | 83 | 12 | / |
| Shaams | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sahams | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sammsh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saimms | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jshams | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaims | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamsz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheams | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sams | 80 | 28,053 | / |
| Shhaammss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamshd | 77 | 19 | / |
| Shamshe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shamsse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shahmsh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shahmst | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chams | 73 | 2,856 | / |
| Shems | 73 | 352 | / |
| Samse | 73 | 341 | / |
| Saams | 73 | 136 | / |
| Seams | 73 | 131 | / |
| Saums | 73 | 128 | / |
| Sahms | 73 | 95 | / |
| Saims | 73 | 69 | / |
| Samsø | 73 | 49 | / |
| Sjams | 73 | 21 | / |
| Shamz | 73 | 20 | / |
| Samsz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Siams | 73 | 11 | / |
| Semms | 73 | 9 | / |
| Samst | 73 | 7 | / |
| Saems | 73 | 6 | / |
| Samss | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shoms | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sohms | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sam's | 73 | 2 | / |
| Somms | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samsd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jsams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shamsova | 71 | 9,021 | / |
| Shamshsd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaheems | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samsøe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Siemms | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chamss | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chamse | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shamshova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chaims | 67 | 18 | / |
| Schems | 67 | 11 | / |
| Siehms | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saamse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schamsová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chasms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schoms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahmse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsjø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahamz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schamz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seamse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seymms | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shamms
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