Shimi Surname
Approximately 13,855 people bear this surname
Shimi Surname Definition:
Shimi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tale.
Shimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9,213 | 1:9,979 | 1,199 |
| Morocco | 2,658 | 1:12,971 | 1,886 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Iran | 206 | 1:372,731 | 24,433 |
| Albania | 170 | 1:17,142 | 3,005 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Tunisia | 26 | 1:23,486 | 3,642 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shimi (4,649) may also be a first name.
Shimi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shimi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tale.
Shimi Demographics
Average Shimi Salary in
United States
$56,269 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimi (Arabic: الشيمي, Bengali: শিমি, Hindi: शिमी, Marathi: शीमी, Russian: Шими) is most common in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimi is the 38,000th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 525,987 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Shimi live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 66 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 100,557th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 4,649 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,213 people, or 1 in 9,979. Without taking into account Egypt Shimi occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 19 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.
Shimi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shimi surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Shimi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.41% more than the national average, earning $56,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.02% more than the national average, earning $77,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimi in the Marathi language | ||
| शीमी | simi | - |
| Shimi in the Bengali language | ||
| শিমি | simi | 50 |
| শীমী | simi | 25 |
| সিমি | simi | 25 |
| Shimi in the Hindi language | ||
| शिमी | simi | 50 |
| शीमी | simi | 45.95 |
| शीमि | simi | 1.35 |
| शिम्मी | sim'mi | 1.35 |
| शिमि | simi | 1.35 |
| Shimi in the Russian language | ||
| Шими | simi | - |
| Shimi in the Arabic language | ||
| الشيمي | alshymy | - |
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Footnotes
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