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 occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamge is the 1,136,896th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamge reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shamge is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania Shamge is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 51 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Shamge is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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