Shemeji Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Shemeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shemeji (104) may also be a first name.
Shemeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shemeji occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemeji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shemeji is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shemeji live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shemeji is also the 925,156th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 84 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Benue, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Shemeji occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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 Shemeji
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