Shemsanga Surname
Approximately 772 people bear this surname
Shemsanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 769 | 1:68,845 | 7,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shemsanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemsanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemsanga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shemsanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemsanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 442,751st most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,439,826 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemsanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Shemsanga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 769 people, or 1 in 68,845. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 74 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Shemsanga is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semsanga | 94 | 8 | / |
| Shemsana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Somsanga | 82 | 159 | / |
| Samsanga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shimsana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimsanga | 78 | 163 | / |
| Seansanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semsano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimsangah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simsonga | 71 | 226 | / |
| Chimsana | 71 | 105 | / |
| Chimzanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsongo | 59 | 347 | / |
| Simziana | 59 | 57 | / |
| Sîmziana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simsonge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Samsoungo | 56 | 21 | / |
| Samssongo | 56 | 15 | / |
| Chimchana | 56 | 5 | / |
| Simzounga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Simsiongo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Samshonga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cemzano | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shemsanga
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