Shimekha Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Shimekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
Shimekha (10) may also be a first name.
Shimekha Demographics
Shimekha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shimekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimekha is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimekha? popularity and diffusion
Shimekha is the 1,504,764th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Shimekha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimekha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Shimekha is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya Shimekha is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 58 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 35 percent are found and Nandi County, where 3 percent are found.
Shimekha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shimekha
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