Sheyo Surname
Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname
Sheyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,417 | 1:37,362 | 4,316 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sheyo (206) may also be a first name.
Sheyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheyo (Hindi: शेयो, Marathi: शेयो) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sheyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheyo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 269,545th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheyo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 630,600th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 206 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,417 people, or 1 in 37,362. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 71 percent live, Songwe Region, where 21 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheyo in the Hindi language | ||
| शेयो | seyo | - |
| Sheyo in the Marathi language | ||
| शेयो | seyo | - |
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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 Sheyo
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