Family name Sham (Sham 
, الشام 
, شآم 
) , around the world, is a widespread last name. The last name Sham is characteristic of Syria, where it is a prevalent surname, Lebanon, where it is a common surname, and British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Sham is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sham | Malaysia, Taiwan, Syria, India, Hong Kong |
| الشام | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt |
| شآم | Turkey, Syria |
| Шам | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
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| sham singh atariwala Sikh warrior (b. 1790) |
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sam the sham American rock and roll singer, US (b. 1937) |
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| sham lal Indian journalist and literary critic (b. 1912) |
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jimmy sham convener of the Civil Human Rights Front (b. 1987) |
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| sham lal Indian gymnast born 1938 (b. 1938) |
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sham yen yi Female artist in Hong Kong (b. 1994) |
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sham khamis Association footballer, AU (b. 1995) |
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| brad sham American sportscaster, US (b. 1949) |
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| sham lal singla Indian businessperson (born 1952, child of Ram Kishan Dass), IN (b. 1952) |
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| sham sunder dhawan Indian businessperson (born 1955, child of Sohan Lal Dhawan), IN (b. 1955) |
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| sham visa Malaysian singer and actor, MY (b. 1971) |
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| sham lal Recipient of Shaurya Chakra, IN |
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| chiu-wing sham Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2006 |
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| kathy w y sham researcher |
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| lok-to sham researcher |
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Sy, Yadav, Madavi, Sawant, Sharma, Shinde, Sundar, Sunder, Bhosle, Kamble, Rathod, Jagtap, Jadhav, Meshram, Sonvane, Chauhan, Kumbhar, Thakare, Kulkarni, Deshmukh, Gayakwad, Waghmare, Ingle, Chaudhary, Gupta, Patil, La, Ali, Bai, Lal, Mane, Mali, More, Shad, Sher, Bhil, Kale, Koli, Khan, Raut, Devi, Naik, Vagh, Singh, Sutar, Kadam, Kumar, Pawar, and Suryavanshi