Shemaya Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Shemaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 541 | 1:97,859 | 9,684 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Shemaya (187) may also be a first name.
Shemaya Demographics
Average Shemaya Salary in
United States
$61,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shemaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemaya (Marathi: शेमया) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 556,360th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. Shemaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shemaya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 187 people.
The surname Shemaya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 97,859. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 39 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 35 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 26 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Shemaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Shemaya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Shemaya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning $61,050 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemaya in the Marathi language | ||
| शेमया | semaya | - |
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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 Shemaya
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