Shege Surname
Approximately 6,868 people bear this surname
Shege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,761 | 1:14,428 | 2,030 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shege (1,466) may also be a first name.
Shege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shege (Marathi: शेगे) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shege? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shege is the 71,842nd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,061,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shege are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shege is also the 203,459th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,466 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,761 people, or 1 in 14,428. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shege in the Marathi language | ||
| शेगे | sege | - |
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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 Shege
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