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Family name שחם (Shaham , שחם , Shacham ) , in the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname שחם is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Albania, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Israel, the United States, and Sri Lanka. Likewise, שחם is the forename as well as the last name.