Shimoka Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Shimoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shimoka (13) may also be a first name.
Shimoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimoka is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimoka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Shimoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shimoka are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shimoka is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 211,332. In Zambia Shimoka is most common in: Western Province, where 96 percent live, Central Province, where 3 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
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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 Shimoka
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