Shkëmbi Surname
Approximately 2,143 people bear this surname
Shkëmbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,141 | 1:1,361 | 176 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
The alternate forms: Shkembi (1,090), Shkèmbi (15) & Shkêmbi (4) are calculated separately.
Shkëmbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shkëmbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shkëmbi is held by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Shkembi, Shkèmbi or Shkêmbi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shkëmbi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 195,730th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,400,628 people. Shkëmbi occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shkëmbi are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most common in Albania, where it is carried by 2,141 people, or 1 in 1,361. In Albania Shkëmbi is most prevalent in: Korçë County, where 45 percent are found, Tirana County, where 25 percent are found and Berat County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Albania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shkembi | 95 | 1,090 | / |
| Shkèmbi | 95 | 15 | / |
| Shkêmbi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shkëmbii | 93 | 2 | / |
| Shkëembi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shkmbi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Skembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shkymba | 71 | 58 | / |
| Skimbis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shkimba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sckembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shkenbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Skymba | 62 | 49 | / |
| Skimba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Skembe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Skimby | 62 | 1 | / |
| Škembić | 57 | 14 | / |
| Szkimba | 57 | 11 | / |
| Skembes | 57 | 2 | / |
| Schembe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Skimber | 57 | 0 | / |
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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 Shkëmbi
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