Shelmith Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shelmith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
Shelmith (2,938) may also be a first name.
Shelmith Demographics
Shelmith Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shelmith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelmith Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelmith occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelmith? popularity and diffusion
Shelmith is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shelmith live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shelmith is also the 133,828th most widely held first name globally, borne by 2,938 people.
The last name Shelmith is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kirinyaga County, where 21 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 21 percent are found.
Shelmith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shelmith last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelmit | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shilmith | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chelmith | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shelmitt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shellmitt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shelmet | 80 | 54 | / |
| Selmite | 80 | 19 | / |
| Selmidh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelmets | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sellmeth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chellmit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solmit | 71 | 32 | / |
| Selmet | 71 | 29 | / |
| Silmit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selmid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schelmetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selmete | 67 | 9 | / |
| Selmetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalmid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szelmet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelmet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cetlemit | 63 | 14 | / |
| Shalmeet | 63 | 1 | / |
| Selmette | 63 | 1 | / |
| Schilmeiste | 63 | 1 | / |
| Solmiedt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Selmetova | 59 | 2 | / |
| Salmet | 57 | 47 | / |
| Solmet | 57 | 19 | / |
| Zelmet | 57 | 5 | / |
| Silmet | 57 | 1 | / |
| Silmete | 53 | 135 | / |
| Chelmed | 53 | 10 | / |
| Salmeet | 53 | 2 | / |
| Salmaid | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sellmed | 53 | 1 | / |
| Salmeat | 53 | 1 | / |
| Selmedd | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chilmaid | 50 | 134 | / |
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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 Shelmith
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