Shimatu Surname

172,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shimatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4761:29,8383,738
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shimatu (100) may also be a first name.

Shimatu Last Name Facts

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

Shimatu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shimatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 172,234th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. The last name Shimatu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shimatu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 100 people.

The surname Shimatu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,476 people, or 1 in 29,838. Excluding The DR Congo Shimatu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Shimatu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shimatu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 220.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 62,143 per year and in Canada they earn 26.24% less than the national average, earning $36,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simatu9274/
Simatou86238/
Chimatu86129/
Simatau8647/
Simatup8625/
Siematu862/
Simmatu861/
Simaitu861/
Saimatu861/
Simathu861/
Shematu861/
Seimatou801/
Simaithu801/
Chimathu801/
Chimatou801/
Cimatu77753/
Simetu7741/
Sematu7723/
Sumatu773/
Symatu771/
Zimatu771/
Chaimatou752/
Schematus751/
Semathu7172/
Semeatu7156/
Sumatau7120/
Seimotu7114/
Shumetu719/
Suematu718/
Simatoe717/
Sematau716/
Simgotu715/
Sematus715/
Chematu714/
Cimathu713/
Sematou713/
Simethu712/
Semaitu711/
Saimotu711/
Semaetu711/
Zimathu711/
Symatou711/
Simotou711/
Simuitu711/
Chematui67956/
Simgothu6711/
Chematuy672/
Chemmatu671/
Semmatou671/
Simoutou671/
Shemettu671/

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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 Shimatu
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