Shimhulu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shimhulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimhulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia391:61,7806,931
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shimhulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimhulu is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimhulu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Shimhulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shimhulu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 61,780. In Namibia Shimhulu is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 64 percent live, Oshana Region, where 33 percent live and Omusati Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Namibia it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simhulu9341/
Shimulu932/
Simulu8694/
Chimulu80667/
Simaulu80326/
Simuulu8071/
Simullu8033/
Simulus805/
Simuluh802/
Simmulu801/
Shemhilu75441/
Shingulu75118/
Simolu7117/
Sumulu7116/
Semulu718/
Similu717/
Shenkhulu712/
Sinulu711/
Zimulu711/
Chemchulu711/
Singulu6710/
Chinulu672/
Shemilu671/
Chemulu671/
Sumulyu671/
Sumuluh671/
Ssemulu671/

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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
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  • 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 Shimhulu
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