Shamaye Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shamaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shamaye (22) may also be a first name.
Shamaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamaye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Shamaye are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 22 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 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 Shamaye
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