Šams Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Šams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
The alternate forms: Sams (28,053) & Şams (1) are calculated separately.
Šams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šams is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Sams or Şams. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šams.
How Common Is The Last Name Šams? popularity and diffusion
Šams is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Šams occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šams are found; 62 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 264,288. In Croatia it is most common in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 56 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 44 percent live. Not including Croatia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sams | 92 | 28,053 | / |
| Şams | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zams | 75 | 137 | / |
| Šamsová | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shams | 67 | 263,050 | / |
| Chams | 67 | 2,856 | / |
| Samms | 67 | 2,732 | / |
| Samse | 67 | 341 | / |
| Saams | 67 | 136 | / |
| Seams | 67 | 131 | / |
| Saums | 67 | 128 | / |
| Sahms | 67 | 95 | / |
| Saims | 67 | 69 | / |
| Zamsh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Samsø | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zaums | 67 | 40 | / |
| Samsh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sjams | 67 | 21 | / |
| Samsz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zamsz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Siams | 67 | 11 | / |
| Samst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samss | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sam's | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šams
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis