Shimau Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Shimau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 159 | 1:99,685 | 7,986 |
| Maldives | 30 | 1:13,472 | 988 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Shimau (352) may also be a first name.
Shimau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimau (Hindi: शीमाु) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,152,132nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Shimau live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 464,438th most widespread first name globally, borne by 352 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 99,685. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 54 percent live, North-Western Province, where 43 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimau in the Hindi language | ||
| शीमाु | simau | - |
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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 Shimau
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