Shamarke Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Shamarke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamarke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Shamarke (17) may also be a first name.

Shamarke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamarke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shamarke has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shamarke.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamarke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamarke is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamarke live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

Shamarke is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.

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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 Shamarke
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