Shimelis Surname

9,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shimelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia59,4011:1,642289
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shimelis (30,631) may also be a first name.

Shimelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimelis (Russian: Шимелис) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shimelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimelis? popularity and diffusion

Shimelis is the 9,505th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimelis reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 27,461st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 30,631 people.

The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 59,401 people, or 1 in 1,642. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Shimelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shimelis are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Shimelis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimelise9449/
Shimelies9425/
Shimelish944/
Shimeliss944/
Shiemelis941/
Shimeleis941/
Simelis9384/
Shimeles8843,498/
Shemelis887,573/
Chimelis88144/
Shimalis8851/
Simeulis889/
Shimilis882/
Simeli86378/
Shimelese822,093/
Shimeless827/
Shemelise824/
Shimelesh824/
Schimieli821/
Simieli80193/
Semelis80156/
Zimelis80139/
Ximelis8076/
Chimeli8072/
Simelio8046/
Šimelis8032/
Sismeli8018/
Shimela8015/
Shimili8015/
Shemeli8013/
Simeles8013/
Sumelis8011/
Simelia807/
Simalis807/
Shimele805/
Shimely801/
Similis801/
Saimeli801/
Symelis801/
Cimelis801/
Shemeles7518,682/
Shemelia7580/
Schimele7514/
Shimiles7512/
Shumolis7510/
Shimales759/
Zeimelis757/
Shimeila756/
Chimeliz756/
Szymelis756/
Chimeles755/
Shimaili755/
Chitmeli754/
Shymeles754/
Chimeeli753/
Semeliss753/
Similies752/
Shimilio751/
Shemheli751/
Shimiela751/
Semelois751/
Shemalis751/
Chemelis751/
Sehmeles751/
Shimioli751/
Sheimili751/
Shimeley750/
Shimmele750/
Shemelese712,898/
Simela711,325/
Simili71986/
Schimmele71554/
Semeli71268/
Çimeli71108/
Simele7178/
Cimeli7144/
Schimiela718/
Simmeleit717/
Semmelies716/
Chimmeeli714/
Shemeless714/
Shimalesh713/
Zimeli713/
Simicelli712/
Chittmeli711/
Schimiele711/
Shemelesh711/
Schimoles710/
Simely710/
Chemeli673,005/
Seimela671,061/
Simiele67864/
Similie67338/
Simales67334/
Shemela67281/
Similia67197/
Sumalis67144/
Cesmeli67117/
Chimili6774/
Chimele6765/
Zemelis6763/
Shimila6759/
Semelia6750/
Simiela6745/
Simitli6742/
Zimilis6739/
Seimelä6735/
Simeler6728/
Siemela6724/
Simaili6723/
Shemely6722/
Simayli6720/
Semelit6715/
Simmili6714/
Simeila6713/
Similai6711/
Semetli6710/
Shemili678/
Semeles678/
Similio677/
Similes677/
Sumilis676/
Semeloi675/
Simeley673/
Simmely673/
Simeela673/
Scimela673/
Siemele673/
Semieli673/
Shemele672/
Simeile672/
Shymela672/
Simeele671/
Simoles671/
Sihmela671/
Çesmeli671/
Šemelis671/
Zēmelis671/
Simelet671/
Simeleu671/
Simelya671/
Similix671/
Semelio671/
Szimely671/
Szemeli671/
Cemelis671/
Seimele671/
Xhemeli671/
Cimieli671/

Shimelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimelis in the Russian language
Шимелисsimelis-

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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 Shimelis
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