Shemev Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shemev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shemev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemev (Russian: Шемьев) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shemev is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shemev live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Shemev is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 697,890. In Bulgaria Shemev is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 80 percent are found and Stara Zagora Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemev in the Russian language | ||
| Шемьев | semev | - |
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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 Shemev
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