Shamaje Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shamaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shamaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamaje is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Shamaje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamaje live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Shamaje is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 47 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Shamaje
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