Shemtoi Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Shemtoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 417 | 1:126,958 | 11,944 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shemtoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemtoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemtoi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemtoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemtoi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 126,958. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 82 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemti | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semtoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shemtoy | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shemtou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shemtoe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semti | 83 | 64 | / |
| Chemmtoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shenti | 77 | 74 | / |
| Shento | 77 | 39 | / |
| Shamto | 77 | 37 | / |
| Semtai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Chemti | 77 | 14 | / |
| Shamti | 77 | 14 | / |
| Shemta | 77 | 9 | / |
| Semtei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shomti | 77 | 3 | / |
| Semtio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shimti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shemte | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semtoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semtui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semtyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemtai | 71 | 13,370 | / |
| Shentai | 71 | 148 | / |
| Shentti | 71 | 29 | / |
| Semtaji | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chemtei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shenthi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamthi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamtoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seimeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemtot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saemtho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemtoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semtiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shienti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheynti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemtos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemmti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samti | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Samto | 67 | 334 | / |
| Somti | 67 | 161 | / |
| Somto | 67 | 64 | / |
| Semta | 67 | 58 | / |
| Simti | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shentiya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sheintop | 67 | 8 | / |
| Simto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Semte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Semty | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemtayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schimtiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemtout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimthoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinthoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheintoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shentich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shentthi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seemethi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamtiya | 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 Shemtoi
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