Sheqem Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sheqem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheqem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sheqem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheqem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sheqem is more frequently found in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheqem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sheqem live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,263,205. In Jordan Sheqem is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent live. Excluding Jordan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 35 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekem8327/
Shaqem831/
Shechem772,094/
Shequen77408/
Shakeem7727/
Shekhem774/
Schekem772/
Sakheem772/
Shaqeem771/
Shoqeem771/
Sheskem771/
Sheekim770/
Sekem7338/
Saqem7337/
Sequm733/
Secem732/
Sheikhem7122/
Shakkeem717/
Shekkeem713/
Sequen6710,194/
Sikhem67611/
Sequim67186/
Shekemova67136/
Sakeem6770/
Sekeme6750/
Sakhem6729/
Sheken6727/
Sichem6723/
Shakem6719/
Seukem6716/
Saqeem6716/
Shekim6712/
Seekem675/
Shikem674/
Sikeem674/
Sekhem674/
Shaqim674/
Seicem673/
Sokhem672/
Sokeem671/
Siquem671/
Soqeim671/
Siecem671/
Seecim671/
Sequém671/
Seikem671/
Siekem671/
Soquem671/

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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
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  • 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 Sheqem
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