Shechem Surname
Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname
Shechem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2,089 | 1:4,097 | 584 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shechem (118) may also be a first name.
Shechem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shechem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shechem (Arabic: ششم) is most common in Israel. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shechem.
How Common Is The Last Name Shechem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 199,442nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,480,203 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shechem are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 859,937th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 118 people.
This last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 2,089 people, or 1 in 4,097. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 34 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Northern District, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Barbados, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shechem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shechem in the Arabic language | ||
| ششم | shshm | - |
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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 Shechem
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