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
The surname Shemiya (Hindi: शेमिया, Marathi: शेमीया) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Shemiya are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shemiya is also the 698,971st most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 171 people.
Shemiya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found.
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
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- 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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