Shameya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Shameya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shameya (36) may also be a first name.
Shameya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shameya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shameya is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shameya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Shameya are found; 44 percent are found in North Africa and 44 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 36 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Besides Egypt Shameya occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 11 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
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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 Shameya
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