Shimanya Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Shimanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 147 | 1:265,573 | 19,326 |
| Namibia | 118 | 1:20,419 | 3,550 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Shimanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimanya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimanya is the 889,654th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimanya are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shimanya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 42 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 10 percent reside and Sironko District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simanya | 93 | 152 | / |
| Simaanya | 88 | 141 | / |
| Simanyat | 88 | 34 | / |
| Shimonya | 88 | 18 | / |
| Simganya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shimanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shemanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saimanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimeanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semanya | 80 | 48 | / |
| Zimanya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Cimanya | 80 | 35 | / |
| Simonya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Simania | 80 | 31 | / |
| Simanyo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Simagna | 80 | 20 | / |
| Simanea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simanha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimanja | 75 | 471 | / |
| Shimonyo | 75 | 168 | / |
| Ssemanya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimania | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sismania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Simangna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simainia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simonyat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimanha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simaña | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssemaanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saimaniaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semahanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemannya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simagnaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semania | 67 | 139 | / |
| Semanyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Simanho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simonyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Semanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Semonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimania | 67 | 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 Shimanya
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