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Where Does The Last Name Shey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shey (Hindi: शेय, Marathi: शेय, Russian: Шей, Tibetan: ཤེས་) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 42,444^th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 593,642 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shey reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 217,650^th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,306 people.

Shey is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11,510 people, or 1 in 1,804. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 10 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Shey exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Shey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shey last name grew 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shey surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.28% registered to vote for the political party.

Shey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $48,635 USD per year.