Shimela Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shimela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shimela (42) may also be a first name.
Shimela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimela (Hindi: शिमेला) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shimela is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimela live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shimela is also the 1,566,439th most common first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.
The last name Shimela is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya Shimela occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimela in the Hindi language | ||
| शिमेला | simela | - |
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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 Shimela
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