Shemiya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shemiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Shemiya (171) may also be a first name.
Shemiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemiya (Hindi: शेमिया, Marathi: शेमीया) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shemiya is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Shemiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Shemiya live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 171 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Shemiya is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Shemiya exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemiya in the Hindi language | ||
| शेमिया | semiya | - |
| Shemiya in the Marathi language | ||
| शेमीया | semiya | - |
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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 Shemiya
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