Shemeli Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shemeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Shemeli (22) may also be a first name.
Shemeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shemeli occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shemeli click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemeli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Shemeli reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname Shemeli is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Shemeli is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 36 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 36 percent live and Geita Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 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 Shemeli
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