Shimeles Surname

12,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shimeles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimeles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia43,4641:2,244393
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shimeles (14,636) may also be a first name.

Shimeles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shimeles Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shimeles is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shimeles.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimeles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,894th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 167,537 people. Shimeles is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimeles are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 47,204th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 14,636 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 43,464 people, or 1 in 2,244. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Shimeles Last Name Statistics demography

Shimeles earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.48% more than the national average, earning $60,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimelese942,093/
Shimelies9425/
Shimeless947/
Shimelesh944/
Shimeleis941/
Simeles9313/
Shimele935/
Shimelis8859,485/
Shemeles8818,682/
Schimele8814/
Shimiles8812/
Shimales889/
Chimeles885/
Shymeles884/
Sehmeles881/
Shimeley880/
Shimmele880/
Simele8678/
Shemelese822,898/
Schimmele82554/
Shimelise8249/
Shimelish824/
Shemeless824/
Shimeliss824/
Shimalesh823/
Schimiele821/
Shiemelis821/
Shemelesh821/
Schimoles820/
Simiele80864/
Simales80334/
Simelis8084/
Chimele8065/
Simeler8028/
Shimela8015/
Semeles808/
Similes807/
Shimals804/
Simeley803/
Siemele803/
Shemele802/
Simeile802/
Simeele801/
Simoles801/
Shimely801/
Simelet801/
Simeleu801/
Seimele801/
Shemelis757,573/
Chimelis75144/
Shemeley75120/
Shimalis7551/
Simmeler7527/
Semmeles7522/
Shemales7516/
Sismiles7510/
Simeulis759/
Shimeila756/
Shimilis752/
Similies752/
Simalesh751/
Shimiela751/
Semelets751/
Semelese751/
Shemiles751/
Chimeley750/
Shemelea750/
Semele711,588/
Simela711,325/
Simile71415/
Simeli71378/
Zimele71139/
Cimele7186/
Schemeley7143/
Schimiela718/
Simmeleit717/
Semmelies716/
Shemelise714/
Schimiler712/
Schimieli711/
Shemieley710/
Simely710/
Chimile671,762/
Seimela671,061/
Similea67390/
Shemela67281/
Simieli67193/
Semeler67181/
Semelet67169/
Semelis67156/
Zimelis67139/
Chemele67115/
Ximelis6776/
Chimeli6772/
Shimila6759/
Zimeleh6759/
Semelea6755/
Simelio6746/
Simiela6745/
Semeile6744/
Zimiles6739/
Simaile6736/
Seimelä6735/
Similey6733/
Šimelis6732/
Semelhe6728/
Semales6727/
Siemela6724/
Cimeley6723/
Shemely6722/
Sismeli6718/
Shimili6715/
Shemeli6713/
Simeila6713/
Sumelis6711/
Sumales678/
Simelia677/
Simalis677/
Simmely673/
Simeela673/
Scimela673/
Ssemele673/
Seemele673/
Semiles672/
Shymela672/
Similer672/
Semmele672/
Saimallesh671/
Schimitler671/
Simmile671/
Zimmele671/
Semelee671/
Sihmela671/
Cimiele671/
Similis671/
Zeimele671/
Simelya671/
Saimeli671/
Semetle671/
Szimely671/
Symelis671/
Cimelis671/
Simayle671/
Semeley671/
Simmals670/

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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
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  • 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 Shimeles
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