Shametja Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Shametja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
Shametja Demographics
Average Shametja Salary in
South Africa
R 258,084
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shametja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shametja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shametja is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shametja.
How Common Is The Last Name Shametja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shametja is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shametja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 85 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found.
Shametja Last Name Statistics demography
Shametja earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning R 258,084 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shameja | 93 | 60 | / |
| Shameeja | 88 | 3 | / |
| Shametia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sameja | 86 | 1,120 | / |
| Shamija | 80 | 345 | / |
| Sameeja | 80 | 18 | / |
| Saimeja | 80 | 15 | / |
| Samejai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Samejas | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shameza | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shamesa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samejay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shameca | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sametia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samejaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samejha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chameja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samehja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamejo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamezay | 75 | 18 | / |
| Shameeza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sametzas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shamezai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samejaph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sameajai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samejo | 71 | 10,054 | / |
| Samija | 71 | 201 | / |
| Sameza | 71 | 66 | / |
| Samesa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sameca | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shamatyaj | 71 | 5 | / |
| Someja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shahamija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sameejo | 67 | 716 | / |
| Samotia | 67 | 119 | / |
| Shamiza | 67 | 82 | / |
| Saameza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Samitia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Xhamija | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shomija | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shamisa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samitca | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samatia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samaija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samejho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samuija | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samesas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shamica | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sasmija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samedjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samijat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sameeza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chameza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chamesa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shameso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samojca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samecai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samedza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samejoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samezad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samijas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahmerzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameusa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Shametja
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