Shimiyu Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shimiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shimiyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4681:113,12310,880
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
Kenya1261:366,50721,229
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Shimiyu (110) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shimiyu Demographics

Shimiyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Shimiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimiyu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimiyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shimiyu is the 449,465th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. Shimiyu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimiyu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shimiyu is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 110 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 468 people, or 1 in 113,123. In Tanzania Shimiyu is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 41 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 28 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 23 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Shimiyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shimiyu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simiyu92145,082/
Simiyuh864/
Simiuyu863/
Simiyou862/
Sismiyu861/
Jsimiyu861/
Simiyud861/
Seimiyu861/
Semiyu77257/
Sumiyu779/
Zimiyu774/
Semiyou7179/
Simigiu7146/
Simieou7115/
Semiuyu711/
Semieu622/
Zimieou572/
Semijju571/
Cișmigiu5327/
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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 Shimiyu
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