Shemu Surname
Approximately 5,640 people bear this surname
Shemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,695 | 1:43,128 | 2,485 |
| Tanzania | 1,131 | 1:46,810 | 5,280 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shemu (8,905) may also be a first name.
Shemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemu (Hindi: शेमू, Marathi: शेमू, Russian: Шему) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shemu is the 85,505th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,292,118 people. The surname Shemu is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Shemu are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shemu is also the 66,192nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 8,905 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 3,695 people, or 1 in 43,128. Beside Bangladesh this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemu in the Hindi language | ||
| शेमू | semu | 85.71 |
| शेमु | semu | 14.29 |
| Shemu in the Marathi language | ||
| शेमू | semu | 55.56 |
| शेमु | semu | 38.89 |
| सेमु | semu | 5.56 |
| Shemu in the Russian language | ||
| Шему | semu | - |
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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 Shemu
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