Shimafo Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Shimafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 129 | 1:18,678 | 3,302 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shimafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimafo occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimafo? popularity and diffusion
Shimafo is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimafo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 18,678. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Kavango West Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemafo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Siemaffo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simefo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Simahfoud | 75 | 4 | / |
| Siemefo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Semafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siemafeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemaffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simhaphot | 63 | 38 | / |
| Semafa | 62 | 8 | / |
| Zemafo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sumafa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Semapfa | 57 | 22 | / |
| Semavoh | 57 | 7 | / |
| Simopha | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ssemafa | 57 | 6 | / |
| Sumapho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sumefoh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Seymafa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siemefeu | 53 | 21 | / |
| Simaphat | 53 | 2 | / |
| Summapho | 53 | 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 Shimafo
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