Shmes Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shmes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shmes (22) may also be a first name.
Shmes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shmes (Russian: Шмэс) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shmes is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Shmes live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Shmes is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 91,935,754. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 33 percent live and Syria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shmes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shmes in the Russian language | ||
| Шмэс | smes | - |
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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 Shmes
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