Sheghembe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sheghembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheghembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania351:1,512,61847,057
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sheghembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheghembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sheghembe is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheghembe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sheghembe are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,512,618. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 26 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shegembe945/
Shaghembe893/
Segembe886/
Shagembe823,135/
Ssegembe8222/
Shigembe821/
Sseggembe788/
Shighombe782/
Sigembe754/
Segemba753/
Segombe751/
Segimbe751/
Sagembe751/
Ssegombe719/
Shagambe717/
Seggombe711/
Shegenbai671/
Sseggemba671/
Shahgombe671/

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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 Sheghembe
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