Shimele Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shimele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shimele (18) may also be a first name.
Shimele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimele occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Shimele is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimele are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia Shimele occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 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 Shimele
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