Shimbe Surname
Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname
Shimbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 442 | 1:119,777 | 11,421 |
| Nigeria | 330 | 1:536,796 | 26,334 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shimbe (75) may also be a first name.
Shimbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimbe (Hindi: शिम्बे, Marathi: शींबे) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimbe? popularity and diffusion
Shimbe is the 319,593rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,228,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shimbe live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 75 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 37 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Shimbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shimbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimbe in the Hindi language | ||
| शिम्बे | simbe | - |
| Shimbe in the Marathi language | ||
| शींबे | simbe | - |
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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 Shimbe
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