Shemsija Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Shemsija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemsija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Shemsija (33) may also be a first name.

Shemsija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shemsija is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemsija? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shemsija is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shemsija reside; 64 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Shemsija is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.

It is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 265,981. In Kosovo Shemsija is most frequent in: District of Gjilan, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kosovo Shemsija occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semsija930/
Shemsiya889,354/
Shemshiya821,449/
Shemshiji829/
Shemsiyat821/
Simsija8064/
Semsiji805/
Šemsija802/
Shemsei801/
Shemsea801/
Shamsiya753,967/
Shemseya751,610/
Shemshei75110/
Samsijah7523/
Sahmsiya752/
Shimsiya751/
Shemshai751/
Shemshay751/
Semsei71360/
Sjamsijah7149/
Shamshiya7127/
Shamsiyah719/
Shemsheya719/
Semseiova716/
Sahamsiya715/
Shimshiya714/
Shemshaid711/
Semsejova711/
Shamssiya711/
Shamsai672,804/
Samsiya67285/
Shamsay6712/
Seumsai677/
Zemzija677/
Shamsei674/
Shemsue674/
Shamsui674/
Chemsai673/
Somsiya672/
Simsiya672/
Shemsee671/
Shamsoi671/
Shamsea671/
Shamsau671/
Shamsujaha671/
Shamshaiah671/
Shensaa671/
Soemsai671/

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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
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  • 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 Shemsija
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