Shemaj Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Shemaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 38 | 1:76,686 | 8,388 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shemaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemaj (Hindi: शेमाज) occurs most in Albania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,876,555th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Shemaj live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Albano-Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 76,686. In Albania Shemaj is primarily concentrated in: Tirana County, where 29 percent reside, Fier County, where 26 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Albania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemaj in the Hindi language | ||
| शेमाज | semaja | - |
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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 Shemaj
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