Shimenga Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Shimenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 850 | 1:54,329 | 5,438 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shimenga (144) may also be a first name.
Shimenga Demographics
Shimenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shimenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimenga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimenga is the 410,325th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimenga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shimenga is also the 769,375th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 144 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 54,329. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 86 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Shimenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shimenga
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