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 surname Shechem (Arabic: ششم) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shechem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shechem? popularity and diffusion
Shechem is the 199,442nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,480,203 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shechem live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 118 people.
The last name Shechem is most frequently held in Israel, where it is held by 2,089 people, or 1 in 4,097. In Israel Shechem is most numerous in: Central District, where 34 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Northern District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Israel this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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