Shemsiya Surname
Approximately 9,354 people bear this surname
Shemsiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9,337 | 1:10,447 | 1,558 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
Shemsiya (1,248) may also be a first name.
Shemsiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemsiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shemsiya has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemsiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shemsiya is the 54,390th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 779,083 people. The surname Shemsiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemsiya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 223,560th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,248 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,337 people, or 1 in 10,447. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemshiya | 94 | 1,449 | / |
| Shemsiyat | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shamsiya | 88 | 3,967 | / |
| Shemseya | 88 | 1,610 | / |
| Shemsija | 88 | 11 | / |
| Sahmsiya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shimsiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamshiya | 82 | 27 | / |
| Shamsiyah | 82 | 9 | / |
| Shemsheya | 82 | 9 | / |
| Sahamsiya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shimshiya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shamssiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samsiya | 80 | 285 | / |
| Simsiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somsiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shemsei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemsea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semsija | 80 | 0 | / |
| Samsiyah | 75 | 4,244 | / |
| Shemshei | 75 | 110 | / |
| Shamsuya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Somsiyah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shemshey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemshai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samssiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimsiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamsaiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamsiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemshay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamseya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semsey | 71 | 430 | / |
| Semsei | 71 | 360 | / |
| Shemshiji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Semseiova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shinshiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sjamsiyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shemshaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamsiyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamseeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamshiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamsai | 67 | 2,804 | / |
| Samsuya | 67 | 214 | / |
| Simsija | 67 | 64 | / |
| Shamsey | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shensoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Somsiyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shamsay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samsiye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seumsai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simziya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Semsiji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shemsue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamsei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamsui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chemsai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samseya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šemsija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semzeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shensaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamshaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamsau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somsaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamsoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soemsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamsea | 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 Shemsiya
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