Shamimu Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Shamimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shamimu (24,125) may also be a first name.
Shamimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamimu (Hindi: शमीमु, Marathi: शमीमु) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shamimu are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shamimu is also the 32,888th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 24,125 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda Shamimu is most numerous in: Busia District, where 14 percent are found, Arua District, where 14 percent are found and Koboko District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamimu in the Marathi language | ||
| शमीमु | samimu | - |
| Shamimu in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीमु | samimu | 77.27 |
| शमीमू | samimu | 18.18 |
| शमीम | samima | 4.55 |
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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
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- 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 Shamimu
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