Shimav Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shimav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Shimav (33) may also be a first name.

Shimav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimav (Hindi: शिमाव, Marathi: िशमाव) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shimav.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shimav live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shimav is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 33 people.

Shimav is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Shimav is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimaev92145/
Shimaiv926/
Simav91667/
Schimaev861/
Shimov83983/
Simaev83346/
Shimab8334/
Shimev831/
Chimav831/
Shaimov771,817/
Shumaev771,701/
Shoimov771,207/
Shimova77952/
Shemaev77151/
Shimhov7741/
Shymaev7727/
Shimeev7715/
Simhaev776/
Shiomov774/
Simachv771/
Simov732,688/
Simab73263/
Simev738/
Semav737/
Simap736/
Sumav735/
Simaf732/
Simaw731/
Shaimova711,776/
Shoimova711,170/
Schimeev717/
Shimhovh712/
Shaimowa712/
Schumaev711/
Simavova711/
Shumov674,117/
Simova672,889/
Semaev67586/
Saimov67467/
Shimow67303/
Simauw67128/
Seimov67100/
Simaab6774/
Shymov6774/
Chimov6756/
Shumaf6745/
Sumaev6743/
Simoev6735/
Symaev6728/
Soimov6718/
Shemov6715/
Simowa6713/
Shemev6711/
Saimab679/
Simaph677/
Cihmav673/
Simhab673/
Shumev672/
Simmov672/
Simeev672/
Simapp671/
Simoov671/
Saimaw671/
Simhov671/
Seimap671/
Suimov671/
Sumaiv671/
Simaff671/
Simeov671/
Simape671/
Simovs671/
Seimab671/
Simeap670/

Shimav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimav in the Marathi language
िशमावisamava78.95
िशमवisamava10.53
शीमावsimava5.26
िसमावisamava5.26
Shimav in the Hindi language
शिमावsimava41.18
शिमवsimava29.41
शीमावsimava17.65
शीमवsimava11.76

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shimav
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