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 carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shemu is the 85,505th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,292,118 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Shemu reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 66,192nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 8,905 people.
Shemu is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 3,695 people, or 1 in 43,128. Outside of Bangladesh it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
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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