Shimeme Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shimeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Shimeme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimeme is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimeme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Shimeme occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimeme are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Shimeme is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 20 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 20 percent reside.

Shimeme Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimem9246/
Simeme922/
Scimeme8649/
Chimeme8630/
Shimome8615/
Simemes865/
Shimiem861/
Shimeem861/
Simesme861/
Simem83467/
Chimemes802/
Schimemi801/
Sihmemet801/
Shimameh801/
Chimem771,788/
Simeem77250/
Simema7799/
Zimeme7769/
Shimim7732/
Sehmem776/
Shemem774/
Sememe773/
Simome773/
Sumeme772/
Simame771/
Siemem771/
Simiem771/
Simeim771/
Simhem771/
Seitmemet751/
Scimemi71698/
Shimami71148/
Shemeem71121/
Simiema71101/
Shimomi7160/
Saimema7123/
Schimim7113/
Shaimim712/
Shimmim712/
Shimaim712/
Shemema711/
Chememe711/
Shimimi711/
Zimheme711/
Simim67195/
Semem6724/
Shemeema6717/
Çimem6712/
Shimamay678/
Cimem677/
Simmamee676/
Chimeijm673/
Shaimomi671/
Soymemez671/
Ssemmeme671/
Siemiema671/
Chemmeme671/
Shimamie671/

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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 Shimeme
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