Shametaj Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Shametaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shametaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania7541:3,865702
Greece621:178,70628,807
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Shametaj Last Name Facts

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

Shametaj occurs most in Albania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shametaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,080th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname Shametaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Shametaj are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

Shametaj is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 754 people, or 1 in 3,865. In Albania it is primarily found in: Fier County, where 38 percent live, Vlorë County, where 33 percent live and Tirana County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Shametaj Last Name Statistics demography

Shametaj earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.41% more than the national average, earning $64,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shameta9312/
Xhametaj8810/
Sameetaj881/
Shametas881/
Shametej881/
Shametta881/
Sameta86742/
Schametat823/
Sammeta807,870/
Shamata801,555/
Shamota801,319/
Shameti80515/
Shemeta80429/
Xhameta80387/
Chameta80129/
Sasmeta8084/
Shamita8041/
Sameeta8035/
Sametta8032/
Szameta8028/
Saemeta8012/
Sametat8012/
Sametha8010/
Sametay809/
Sameata805/
Samesta804/
Siameta802/
Sametai801/
Sameuta801/
Sametah801/
Sametaz801/
Schameitat7840/
Saimetha7543/
Shamatta7542/
Shasmita7528/
Shemetha7519/
Sammetta7516/
Samitaji7512/
Shamitha7510/
Sameitat758/
Shamatha756/
Samestad755/
Shahmota754/
Shahmeti754/
Chammeta753/
Shamatai753/
Sameetha752/
Sammeata751/
Sammetha751/
Shamytay751/
Shameteh751/
Shamista751/
Shamitah751/
Sameytat751/
Schamota751/
Chaimeta751/
Samata717,990/
Sameti711,344/
Samita711,159/
Samota711,060/
Szameitat711,050/
Chaimetta71500/
Chaimetha71387/
Zameta71226/
Semeta71153/
Someta7170/
Samete7130/
Schamotta7114/
Szammetat715/
Shamatiya713/
Samyta712/
Samety712/
Shamataya711/
Saahamata711/
Sausmetat711/
Szamejtat711/
Sasmita6727,362/
Samitay67768/
Shemota67564/
Samoita67411/
Sammita67245/
Szamota67245/
Siameti67229/
Samaita67217/
Semetay67176/
Sammeti67171/
Shomata67153/
Sammata67113/
Shamate6783/
Chometa6762/
Shemete6762/
Samitai6759/
Samotta6758/
Semetta6757/
Samesti6755/
Shomota6752/
Shemeti6748/
Shomita6737/
Samitas6737/
Sahmita6736/
Samatta6735/
Samhata6735/
Schamaitat6729/
Siamita6724/
Sametis6723/
Chameti6723/
Samotai6722/
Samhita6717/
Saumata6717/
Sametti6716/
Samotij6715/
Sammota6713/
Samitah6713/
Shemita6713/
Samitta6713/
Sajmita6712/
Szemeta6711/
Samheti6710/
Samotej678/
Zametta678/
Shamishtha676/
Samatea676/
Sasmeti675/
Sammete675/
Shometi675/
Samitaz674/
Sahmota674/
Samatah674/
Xhameti674/
Sameeti673/
Shamiti673/
Saimata673/
Semeita673/
Ssamata673/
Semetai672/
Samatai672/
Samatay672/
Samette672/
Samitat672/
Shemata672/
Shamote672/
Sameite672/
Samiete672/
Saumete672/
Samista672/
Saumyta671/
Samayta671/
Sameete671/
Sameiti671/
Sametei671/
Samgita671/
Samitej671/
Saymeti671/
Someeta671/
Semetha671/
Sameter671/
Chamete671/
Zameeta671/
Somoeta671/
Suimeta671/
Ssemeta671/
Saemata671/
Samotea671/
Sameteh671/
Sametos671/
Szamata671/
Seemeta671/
Saamota671/
Samadta671/
Samoete671/
Chaimettha671/
Shomestead670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shametaj
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