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 occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamms is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Shamms reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Shamms is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent reside and Sindh, where 33 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Shamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shamms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shamms surname declined 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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