Shemah Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Shemah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shemah (51) may also be a first name.
Shemah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemah (Marathi: शेमह) is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Shemah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shemah live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shemah is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.
It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi Shemah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemah in the Marathi language | ||
| शेमह | semaha | - |
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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
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- 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 Shemah
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