Shimir Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shimir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shimir (22) may also be a first name.
Shimir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimir occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shimir is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Shimir are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shimir is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 22 people.
The surname Shimir is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Shimir is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Shimir
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