Shimirimana Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Shimirimana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimirimana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shimirimana (7,968) may also be a first name.

Shimirimana Last Name Facts

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

Shimirimana is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimirimana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Shimirimana occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shimirimana live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shimirimana is also the 71,283rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 7,968 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Burundi, where 6 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Shimirimana
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