Syamsiah Surname

48,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syamsiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syamsiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,5371:12,5511,587
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Syamsiah (34,439) may also be a first name.

Syamsiah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Syamsiah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Syamsiah is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syamsiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Syamsiah is the 48,803rd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 690,566 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Syamsiah live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 25,038th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 34,439 people.

The surname Syamsiah is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10,537 people, or 1 in 12,551. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 48 percent live, East Java, where 13 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syasmsiah945/
Shyamsiah941/
Syamsia93281/
Syamsiahss897/
Syamsyah88263/
Siamsia801,128/
Syamsya802/
Ziamsia672/
Syamezya634/
Jeamsaijai564/
Siamsyah506/

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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 Syamsiah
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