Shemsiu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Shemsiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemsiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo461:40,4753,549
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Albania71:416,29417,617
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Shemsiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shemsiu occurs in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shemsiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemsiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Shemsiu live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Albano-Europe.

Shemsiu is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 40,475. In Kosovo Shemsiu is primarily concentrated in: District of Gjilan, where 87 percent are found, District of Ferizaj, where 11 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kosovo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Albania, where 10 percent are found.

Shemsiu Last Name Statistics demography

Shemsiu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.67% less than the national average, earning $20,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemshiu937/
Shemsu9254,329/
Semsiu921/
Shemshiju882/
Shemshu8617/
Shamsiu865/
Shemssu864/
Sheemsu864/
Semsu834/
Šemsiu7750/
Shimsu7714/
Semsup775/
Sihmsu771/
Semsut771/
Semsou771/
Chemsou715/
Shimsou712/
Seamsut711/
Shenxiu711/
Somsieu711/
Semcu6751/
Shamsuyu674/
Simsu672/
Xhemxhiu672/
Seamsuth671/

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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 Shemsiu
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