Shagembe Surname
Approximately 3,135 people bear this surname
Shagembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,133 | 1:16,898 | 2,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shagembe (82) may also be a first name.
Shagembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shagembe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shagembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 142,045th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,324,576 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shagembe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 82 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,133 people, or 1 in 16,898. In Tanzania Shagembe is most common in: Tabora Region, where 25 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Shagembe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaghembe | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sagembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shagambe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shegembe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Saguembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shigembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chagembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheghembe | 82 | 36 | / |
| Shahgombe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sagambe | 80 | 207 | / |
| Sagemba | 80 | 61 | / |
| Sagombe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Segembe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sajembe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sasembe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shaasember | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chajembe | 75 | 214 | / |
| Ssegembe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Shazemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shagimbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siazembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siachembe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chachembe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sseggembe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sasmbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shagnweer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sogembi | 67 | 178 | / |
| Sozembe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Songmbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sagambi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shazhembay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Segombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Segimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zazembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zagembi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shagembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis