Shemsia Surname
Approximately 6,767 people bear this surname
Shemsia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,761 | 1:14,428 | 2,030 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Shemsia (1,353) may also be a first name.
Shemsia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemsia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemsia occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemsia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 72,822nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,076,924 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemsia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 213,236th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,353 people.
It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,761 people, or 1 in 14,428. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemshia | 93 | 1,449 | / |
| Shemssia | 93 | 4 | / |
| Shemsa | 92 | 137 | / |
| Semsia | 92 | 5 | / |
| Shemsya | 86 | 1,933 | / |
| Shamsia | 86 | 1,304 | / |
| Siemsia | 86 | 30 | / |
| Shemsha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sehmsia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semshia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shemsei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shemsea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semsa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Shamsiah | 80 | 322 | / |
| Shemshei | 80 | 110 | / |
| Saheemsa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Shemshad | 80 | 18 | / |
| Shemshya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shamshia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shamsiha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shemshai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemshay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samsia | 77 | 1,588 | / |
| Chemsa | 77 | 491 | / |
| Semsei | 77 | 360 | / |
| Simsia | 77 | 46 | / |
| Shemza | 77 | 19 | / |
| Semsya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Semsad | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shemso | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shimsa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zemsia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semseiova | 75 | 6 | / |
| Shemshaid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamsiaei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samsiah | 71 | 10,766 | / |
| Somsiha | 71 | 70 | / |
| Schemschat | 71 | 68 | / |
| Schimsa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Shemsho | 71 | 35 | / |
| Shymsha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chemssa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Seumsai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Semshah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shamsya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shimsha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shamzia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somsiah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chemsai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shenjia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simsiah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shenxia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samsiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemsas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemzia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semssad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simsa | 67 | 328 | / |
| Shamsyah | 67 | 78 | / |
| Sjamsiah | 67 | 66 | / |
| Semso | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shimshah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shimshad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cheamsai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shemchai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimshya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimsia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemshey | 67 | 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 Shemsia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis