Shimaja Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shimaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shimaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimaja has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shimaja is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shimaja reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Shimaja is most frequently occurring in The Maldives, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. In The Maldives Shimaja is most frequent in: Kaafu Atoll, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account The Maldives it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 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 Shimaja
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