Shimmers Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shimmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Shimmers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimmers occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimmers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Shimmers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shimmers reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 75 percent are found and Somerset, where 25 percent are found.

Shimmers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shimmers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Shimmers last name contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schimmers9439/
Simmers934,694/
Shimers930/
Schimers8828/
Siemmers881/
Shimaers880/
Shummers880/
Scimmers880/
Simers86149/
Schummers82120/
Summers80107,052/
Siemers806,032/
Zimmers80799/
Symmers80118/
Cimmers8037/
Seimers8019/
Semmers8011/
Simmors804/
Shumers801/
Simoers801/
Shimors800/
Scimers800/
Seimears75155/
Schumers7573/
Schümers7570/
Schemers7561/
Chaimers754/
Summerss752/
Suijmers752/
Summerrs751/
Ssummers751/
Chismers750/
Semmiers750/
Summmers750/
Siemiers750/
Seammers750/
Sumers71296/
Symers7124/
Zimers7117/
Semers714/
Simors713/
Simars712/
Zeimers67158/
Chemers67127/
Summars67113/
Zemmers67100/
Summors6749/
Ceimers6734/
Cemmers6722/
Seamers6713/
Szumers672/
Suymers672/
Semgers671/
Sumiers670/
Semmors670/
Sumerrs670/
Siemors670/

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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 Shimmers
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