Shamms Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
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Shamms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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

The surname Shamms is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamms.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name 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 commonly held first name globally, held by 38 people.

The last name Shamms is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent are found and Sindh, where 33 percent are found. Not including Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Shamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shamms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shamms last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shams91263,050/
Samms912,732/
Shamsh83596/
Schams83489/
Shamss83338/
Shamse83108/
Shamst8379/
Shahms8318/
Shemms8312/
Shaams839/
Sahams835/
Sammsh831/
Saimms831/
Jshams831/
Shaims831/
Shamsz831/
Sheams830/
Sams8028,053/
Shhaammss801/
Shamshd7719/
Shamshe7713/
Shamsse775/
Shahmsh772/
Shahmst771/
Chams732,856/
Shems73352/
Samse73341/
Saams73136/
Seams73131/
Saums73128/
Sahms7395/
Saims7369/
Samsø7349/
Sjams7321/
Shamz7320/
Samsz7316/
Siams7311/
Semms739/
Samst737/
Saems736/
Samss736/
Shoms734/
Sohms733/
Sam's732/
Somms732/
Samsd731/
Jsams731/
Sammz731/
Shamsova719,021/
Shamshsd711/
Shaheems711/
Samsøe67113/
Siemms6735/
Chamss6728/
Chamse6718/
Shamshova6718/
Chaims6718/
Schems6711/
Siehms678/
Saamse676/
Schamsová676/
Chasms672/
Schoms672/
Sahmse671/
Samsjø671/
Samsch671/
Sahamz671/
Cheams671/
Zahams671/
Schamz671/
Seamse671/
Shamce671/
Shamze671/
Seymms670/

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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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