Shimeda Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shimeda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Shimeda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimeda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimeda is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimeda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shimeda live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 401,567. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 67 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 17 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Namibia Shimeda exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Japan, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Shimeda
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