Shimfe Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Shimfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 382 | 1:463,724 | 23,511 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shimfe (16) may also be a first name.
Shimfe Demographics
Shimfe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shimfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimfe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimfe? popularity and diffusion
Shimfe is the 749,861st most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name Shimfe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimfe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
Shimfe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 463,724. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 88 percent reside, Adamawa, where 6 percent reside and Plateau, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Shimfe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimf | 91 | 217 | / |
| Schimpfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simfei | 83 | 421 | / |
| Shimpf | 83 | 230 | / |
| Shemfe | 83 | 33 | / |
| Schimf | 83 | 21 | / |
| Shimff | 83 | 5 | / |
| Simfer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shimfi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shaimf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shimfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simf | 80 | 28 | / |
| Schimpf | 77 | 9,675 | / |
| Schimff | 77 | 33 | / |
| Shimpff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schiemf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shinfeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shumfeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schimfp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiempf | 77 | 0 | / |
| Simpf | 73 | 128 | / |
| Cimfe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Simfa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Semfe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Simev | 73 | 8 | / |
| Simef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shymf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shimb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sinfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sumfe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Simew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siemf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chimf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simmf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schimpff | 71 | 256 | / |
| Shinfeer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schinfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scheimpf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schimpfy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shympf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Szimpf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saimfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sinfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scimpf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimpfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simfaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shempf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schemfett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schimmpff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schimpffi | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zimpfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shinpf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shimph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Simmff | 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 Shimfe
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