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 last name Shehama occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shehama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Shehama occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Shehama reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shehama is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 126,811. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Oshana Region, where 68 percent reside, Hardap Region, where 21 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Namibia it is found 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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