Shamega Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Shamega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shamega (15) may also be a first name.
Shamega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamega occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Shamega is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shamega live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 15 people.
Shamega is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Shamega is most frequent in: Benue, where 91 percent live and Nasarawa, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamiega | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samega | 92 | 59 | / |
| Shamiga | 86 | 648 | / |
| Shamaga | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shamoga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shemega | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shamege | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamegi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sammega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sahmega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamagah | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shamagha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shamigha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamagai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semega | 77 | 5,439 | / |
| Samaga | 77 | 970 | / |
| Samoga | 77 | 36 | / |
| Samiga | 77 | 26 | / |
| Zamega | 77 | 16 | / |
| Samego | 77 | 8 | / |
| Somega | 77 | 8 | / |
| Samegi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sémega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samyga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samigat | 71 | 125 | / |
| Samagay | 71 | 88 | / |
| Chamiga | 71 | 73 | / |
| Sameghi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Samagai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Seumega | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chamyga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Samagga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sammiga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Saamoga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sammaga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Samigay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Seamego | 71 | 6 | / |
| Samiego | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shamige | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samogay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sammegi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samigad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samaaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siamege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chomega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szamaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samhoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semeiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sameago | 71 | 0 | / |
| Samainga | 67 | 20 | / |
| Samiggat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Somegaud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamiger | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sasmeigo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soumeiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammagah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seimegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szamagaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomegay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saamiego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaynga | 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 Shamega
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