See also: sham

English

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Etymology

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It could be from Arabic شَام (šām, literally Syria), from which it spread also to Gujarat. Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Cham.

Proper noun

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Sham (plural Shams)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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

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Anagrams

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, the north).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Shâm f

  1. Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
    Synonym: Sīr̃iyà
  2. the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon