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Sham
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sham shām
English
Etymology
en ar ش ء م
It could be from en ar شَام Syria, from which it spread also to Gujarat. Perhaps also an altered spelling of en fr Cham.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Sham is the 33810th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Sham is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.39%) and White (20.95%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ahms SAHM hams HMAS Mahs MSHA AShM MASH HSAM MHAs Mash Samh Sahm Hams HMAs mash AMHS
en surnames from Arabic surnames from French
Hausa
Etymology
From ha ar الشام the north.
Pronunciation
Shâm
Proper noun
f Shâm
ha Syria Q858
ha Sīr̃iyà
the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon