Last name Shem (Shem 
, Shame 
, ベン 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The last name Shem is habitual in Vanuatu, where it is a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kenya. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Also, Shem is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shem | Kenya, Tanzania, Philippines, Nigeria, Zimbabwe |
| Shame | Tanzania, Philippines, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe |
| ベン | Japan |
| Шем | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| adam baal shem rabbi, PL (b. 1700) |
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| samuel shem American writer, US (b. 1944) |
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| yoel baal shem Rabbi and Kabbalist |
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| obafaiye shem NG |
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| kevin shem Vanuatuan footballer, VU (b. 1993) |
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| zechariah shem Vanuatuan cricketer, VU (b. 1994) |
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