Shimaj Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Shimaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 169 | 1:17,243 | 3,031 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shimaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimaj is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,295,379th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Shimaj are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name Shimaj is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 17,243. In Albania it is most common in: Shkodër County, where 85 percent are found, Lezhë County, where 6 percent are found and Tirana County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Albania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Shimaj
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