Shém Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Shém Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Shem (6,454) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shem | 92 | 6,454 | / |
| Sém | 86 | 11 | / |
| Shim | 75 | 17,132 | / |
| Sehm | 75 | 627 | / |
| Sihm | 75 | 120 | / |
| Shym | 75 | 29 | / |
| Séme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syhm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hshim | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Shaim | 67 | 1,650 | / |
| Sheme | 67 | 1,305 | / |
| Sheam | 67 | 911 | / |
| Shoim | 67 | 853 | / |
| Sheum | 67 | 762 | / |
| Shime | 67 | 594 | / |
| Shemm | 67 | 378 | / |
| Shaym | 67 | 283 | / |
| Shhem | 67 | 265 | / |
| Sheem | 67 | 171 | / |
| Sheim | 67 | 162 | / |
| Schem | 67 | 161 | / |
| Schim | 67 | 155 | / |
| Shimm | 67 | 67 | / |
| Schäm | 67 | 65 | / |
| Shiem | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shiom | 67 | 35 | / |
| Shhim | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sahym | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sheym | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jshim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shyme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shyom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shism | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sohym | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jshem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shy'm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hshem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shemh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shajm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shymm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsehm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shém
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis