Shimenya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Shimenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Shimenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimenya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimenya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda Shimenya is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 78 percent live, Kampala District, where 10 percent live and Mbale District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Shimenya occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simenya | 93 | 113 | / |
| Shimenjat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimeanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimhenya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semenya | 80 | 7,621 | / |
| Siminya | 80 | 59 | / |
| Zimenya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Simenea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simenja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simenyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simegnat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shiminja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semmenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimenha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimhinya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chiminyah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Semenyash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimmegna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semegna | 67 | 525 | / |
| Semenyo | 67 | 360 | / |
| Siminea | 67 | 216 | / |
| Semenea | 67 | 66 | / |
| Seminya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Semenia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Semenha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siminyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siminja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siminia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziminya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ciminya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siminha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ximenia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shimenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis