Shimkyang Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Shimkyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shimkyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimkyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimkyang is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimkyang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shimkyang are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 63 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Shimkyang is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simekyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shenqiang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shainkian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shengqiang | 63 | 10 | / |
| Shengchiang | 60 | 1 | / |
| Simchian | 59 | 21 | / |
| Zemkiang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shenqian | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shengqian | 56 | 6 | / |
| Chainkian | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chichenkian | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shimkyang
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