Shimekaw Surname
2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Shimekaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
Shimekaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimekaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimekaw has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shimekaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimekaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shimekaw reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimekova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simikawe | 75 | 49 | / |
| Simekova | 75 | 40 | / |
| Shimekov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaimeekeaw | 74 | 2 | / |
| Simeckova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shimikova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shemekova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Suimekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simmakeaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaimeekheaw | 70 | 7 | / |
| Simakow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schimikova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simekov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shimekaw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis