Shams
See also: shams
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic شمس (šams, “sun”).
Proper noun
editShams (plural Shamses)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shams is the 22733rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1127 individuals. Shams is most common among White (53.86%), Asian/Pacific Islander (31.06%) and Mixed Race (11.62%) individuals.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editShams
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shams”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.