Shemkai Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Shemkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 377 | 1:140,429 | 12,917 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shemkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shemkai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemkai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 757,040th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemkai reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 140,429. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 75 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 17 percent reside and Geita Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Shemkai
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