Shem Forename
30,758th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 26,353 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Vanuatu
Shem Forename Definition:
Shem, name, renown, he that places. A son of Noah. Gen. vi. 10. He was born A. M. 1557.
Shem Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 13,060 | 1:3,546 | 591 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 1,949 | 1:91,105 | 5,298 |
| United States | 92% | 1,642 | 1:220,790 | 7,618 |
| Philippines | 90% | 1,437 | 1:73,771 | 4,632 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 1,017 | 1:16,001 | 1,630 |
| India | 76% | 932 | 1:1,303,517 | 78,224 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 739 | 1:71,432 | 4,578 |
| Uganda | 99% | 669 | 1:61,221 | 3,377 |
| Israel | 99% | 628 | 1:13,380 | 1,503 |
| Zambia | - | 601 | 1:26,381 | 2,071 |
| Ghana | 100% | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Malawi | 100% | 360 | 1:47,534 | 3,231 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 267 | 1:57,767 | 4,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 231 | 1:35,291 | 3,487 |
| DR Congo | 90% | 205 | 1:360,135 | 13,694 |
| Australia | - | 194 | 1:70,400 | 2,973 |
| Vanuatu | - | 186 | 1:1,407 | 400 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 158 | 1:3,677 | 522 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 152 | 1:8,957 | 1,357 |
| England | 98% | 147 | 1:378,251 | 8,865 |
| Guyana | 100% | 103 | 1:7,410 | 1,217 |
| South Africa | 90% | 84 | 1:649,198 | 28,558 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 68 | 1:2,615 | 492 |
| Liberia | 93% | 61 | 1:72,329 | 3,439 |
| Canada | 100% | 54 | 1:613,581 | 14,922 |
| Malaysia | 63% | 51 | 1:597,058 | 24,614 |
| New Zealand | - | 50 | 1:90,721 | 4,056 |
| Grenada | 100% | 44 | 1:2,457 | 495 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 44 | 1:2,536 | 490 |
| Bhutan | 59% | 42 | 1:19,641 | 928 |
| Pakistan | 86% | 37 | 1:5,252,910 | 49,722 |
| Iran | 100% | 36 | 1:2,180,469 | 12,872 |
| Indonesia | - | 29 | 1:8,895,299 | 294,414 |
| Marshall Islands | 95% | 29 | 1:1,767 | 266 |
| Ireland | 100% | 23 | 1:201,892 | 3,845 |
| Thailand | 98% | 23 | 1:3,046,340 | 70,930 |
| Jamaica | - | 21 | 1:137,297 | 5,200 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 18 | 1:1,200,584 | 30,105 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Singapore | 67% | 15 | 1:419,137 | 10,588 |
| Barbados | - | 13 | 1:22,291 | 1,774 |
| Russia | 100% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 10 | 1:10,975 | 1,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Honduras | - | 8 | 1:1,102,183 | 11,893 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| Peru | 67% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Nicaragua | - | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Wales | - | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
Shem (6,454) may also be a surname.
Shem Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shem, name, renown, he that places. A son of Noah. Gen. vi. 10. He was born A. M. 1557.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a name.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Name.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Shem Forename Popularity
Shem Demographics
Shem Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 620 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Shem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shem in the Russian language | ||
| Шем | sem | - |
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