Sheme Surname
Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname
Sheme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 410 | 1:7,107 | 1,355 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Nigeria | 199 | 1:890,165 | 38,757 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Shemé (1) are calculated separately.
Sheme (937) may also be a first name.
Sheme Demographics
Average Sheme Salary in
United States
$26,482 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheme (Marathi: शेमे, Russian: Шэмэ) is more commonly found in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Shemé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheme? popularity and diffusion
Sheme is the 292,829th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The last name Sheme occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Sheme reside; 33 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 264,064th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 937 people.
The surname Sheme is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 7,107. In Albania Sheme is most prevalent in: Korçë County, where 29 percent are found, Tirana County, where 22 percent are found and Vlorë County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Albania it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Sheme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheme last name increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sheme surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Sheme earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 78.28% less than the national average, earning R 51,624 per year and in United States they earn 38.63% less than the national average, earning $26,482 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheme in the Marathi language | ||
| शेमे | seme | - |
| Sheme in the Russian language | ||
| Шэмэ | seme | - |
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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 Sheme
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