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 last name Shemah (Marathi: शेमह) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shemah.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shemah is the 1,465,390th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shemah reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 51 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.
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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