Shehama Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shehama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 19 | 1:126,811 | 9,361 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shehama (12) may also be a first name.
Shehama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shehama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shehama is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shehama is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Shehama is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shehama live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shehama is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 126,811. In Namibia Shehama is primarily found in: Oshana Region, where 68 percent reside, Hardap Region, where 21 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Shehama
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