Shemima Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shemima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shemima (85) may also be a first name.

Shemima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shemima Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shemima (Marathi: शेमीमा) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,343rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,105,660 people. Shemima occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemima are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 85 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Beside Ethiopia Shemima is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shemima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemima in the Marathi language
शेमीमाsemima-

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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 Shemima
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