Shiimbi Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shiimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia6851:3,517625
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shiimbi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shiimbi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shiimbi is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiimbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,002nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shiimbi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Shiimbi is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 3,517. In Namibia Shiimbi is most common in: Omusati Region, where 52 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 16 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Namibia Shiimbi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siimbi921/
Chiimbi865/
Shiimbe864/
Ssiimbi861/
Chihimbi8048/
Sihimbai804/
Chijimbi801/
Siimba771/
Ziimbi771/
Cihimbi71123/
Siembid71102/
Shiemba7114/
Suhembi7110/
Siembit717/
Chiimbe715/
Sietmbi711/
Siyombi711/
Chiembi711/
Sehimbe711/
Shiimwe711/
Shiember677/
Shiyombe672/
Shehinbi671/
Sejjimbi671/
Shihemba671/
Shiembee671/

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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 Shiimbi
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