Shemshu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Shemshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shemshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemshu (Hindi: शेमशू) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemshu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shemshu is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shemshu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Apart from Ethiopia Shemshu occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemsu | 92 | 54,329 | / |
| Shamshu | 86 | 164 | / |
| Shemsiu | 86 | 69 | / |
| Shemssu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sheemsu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shomshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sehmshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shenshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semsu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shenshou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shenshui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamsu | 77 | 40,680 | / |
| Shimsu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Samshu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Semchu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Semsup | 77 | 5 | / |
| Semsiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semsut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semsou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sihmsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shomsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somshu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shinshu | 71 | 227 | / |
| Shamssu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chemsou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shamsui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemchu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shimsou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seamsut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamsau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamsuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shenchu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahamsu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shammsu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samsu | 67 | 5,634 | / |
| Somsu | 67 | 251 | / |
| Semcu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Shenzhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simsu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shinshui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanshut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seamsuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinshou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shenshoe | 67 | 0 | / |
Shemshu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemshu in the Hindi language | ||
| शेमशू | semasu | - |
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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 Shemshu
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