Shamge Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Shamge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shamge (10) may also be a first name.
Shamge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamge is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shamge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamge is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamge are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania Shamge is most common in: Tanga Region, where 51 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Shamge is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 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 Shamge
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