Sheima Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Sheima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Sheima (2,094) may also be a first name.
Sheima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheima (Hindi: शहीमा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheima is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Sheima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sheima are found; 55 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Mahgreb. Sheima is also the 164,461st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,094 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 92 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Tunisia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheima in the Hindi language | ||
| शहीमा | sahima | - |
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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 Sheima
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