Shimbu Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shimbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0881:67,9048,002
Namibia1271:18,9723,358
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shimbu (330) may also be a first name.

Shimbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimbu (Hindi: शिम्बू, Russian: Шимбу) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shimbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 308,515th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,958,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shimbu reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 330 people.

Shimbu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,088 people, or 1 in 67,904. Beside The DR Congo Shimbu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 10 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimbhu9213/
Shimbau925/
Shaimbu923/
Simbu914,268/
Shitembu861/
Schimbus860/
Shinbu832,018/
Simbou831,420/
Shumbu83679/
Chimbu83377/
Siembu8375/
Simbhu8362/
Simbau8331/
Simbuu8329/
Simbut8322/
Shembu8316/
Saimbu8314/
Simbui8313/
Simbup837/
Simbus836/
Simbuh834/
Simbeu833/
Simbud832/
Sitembu77254/
Chimbau77203/
Chimbeu7799/
Siembou7719/
Chimbou7713/
Shembhu779/
Chimbut778/
Shinbut777/
Simbout775/
Shembeu774/
Shimboo774/
Chimbuu774/
Shainbu772/
Chimbuh772/
Simbhui771/
Simmbau771/
Shumbeu771/
Shumbhu771/
Soimbou771/
Simbuha771/
Simebou771/
Saimbou771/
Shembui771/
Shinbuu771/
Chimbui771/
Simbous770/
Sumbu735,672/
Sembu73520/
Zimbu73219/
Cimbu7344/
Simvu737/
Sinbu734/
Chitembu71672/
Chisembu7186/
Chimbaud7173/
Simbault7131/
Chitimbu711/
Sitembeu711/
Shenmbuh711/
Siembuch711/
Chuimbou711/
Chesimbu711/
Sichembu711/
Shinbuth711/
Sinbut67260/
Chembu67136/
Simboo67103/
Chinbu6797/
Sumbuy6755/
Sumbui6754/
Zimbou6754/
Sembut6748/
Chimbault6744/
Saimbault6734/
Sembus6728/
Sembou6719/
Sembhu6714/
Sembuh6714/
Sembeu6710/
Sembui6710/
Sumbuu679/
Shenbu678/
Sainbu677/
Sinbou674/
Sumbhu673/
Sembau673/
Shunbu672/
Sumbau672/
Simbuhova671/
Shemvu671/
Syombu671/
Zimbuh671/
Zzimbu671/
Simewu671/
Simvou671/
Sinebu671/
Ssumbu671/
Saymbu671/
Symbou671/
Cimbau671/
Zoimbu671/
Zimbau671/

Shimbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimbu in the Hindi language
शिम्बूsimbu87.94
शिम्बुsimbu9.22
शीम्बुsimbu0.71
शिम्ब्ूsimbu0.71
शीम्बूsimbu0.71
शिमबूsimabu0.71
Shimbu in the Russian language
Шимбуsimbu-

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Footnotes

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