Shemm Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shemm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3701:207,52016,562
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shemm (37) may also be a first name.

Shemm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shemm occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shemm is the 757,040th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shemm reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name Shemm is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 207,520. In Iran it is most prevalent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 36 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 16 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Shemm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shemm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shemm surname contracted 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shemm Last Name Statistics demography

Shemm earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemm911,649/
Shem896,454/
Semm891,102/
Schemme83256/
Sheme801,305/
Sheam80911/
Sheum80762/
Shhem80265/
Semme80260/
Sheem80171/
Sheim80162/
Schem80161/
Shimm8067/
Shiem8046/
Chemm8026/
Sheym809/
Jshem804/
Seemm802/
Hshem802/
Shemh802/
Shymm801/
Shemd801/
Semmt801/
Semmd801/
Shenm801/
Sem7571,262/
Åsheim73994/
Schimm73404/
Scheim7397/
Såheim7339/
Saheim7335/
Schiem7325/
Sæheim7322/
Chemme7318/
Shheme7312/
Seheem7310/
Sohiem734/
Scheem732/
Shimme732/
Hsheem732/
Soheem731/
Shchem731/
Shenme731/
S'Hiem731/
Shzeem731/
Shieym731/
Shehem731/
Sheamh731/
Shemdt730/
Schemt730/
Seme6728,664/
Chem6726,919/
Shim6717,132/
Simm676,818/
Seim674,894/
Seam673,977/
Siem672,714/
Seum672,380/
Seem671,324/
Sehm67627/
Seym67357/
Symm67284/
Sihm67120/
Semh67112/
Semt6791/
Cemm6784/
Szem6776/
Sjem6737/
Sjåheim6735/
Shym6729/
Shemova6714/
Sesm6712/
Jsem6712/
Ssem677/
Semd675/
Hsem674/
Zemm672/
Hzem672/
Sjaheim672/
Shém671/
Sjøheim671/
Sheisme671/
Scem671/
Shaheim671/
Sheggim671/
Scheeme671/
Chitemm671/
Shuheem671/
Shethmd671/
Sîmm671/
Shheemh671/
Sgem671/
Sxem671/
Syhm671/
Xemm671/
Xhem671/
Xsem671/
Hsheemh671/
Schemdt670/
Schimmd670/

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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 Shemm
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