Shemtamu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Shemtamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semtamu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ssemtamu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shemdam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemadam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamatam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemadima | 71 | 134 | / |
| Shamtamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shemutima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimadamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimaatama | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chimtam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shamtom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chumtam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chomtam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimdam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamtam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shumtim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimitaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamtim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamthamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shyamatama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saintamou | 59 | 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 Shemtamu
- 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