Shimoku Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shimoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shimoku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimoku occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimoku? popularity and diffusion

Shimoku is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimoku reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Shimoku is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimooku931/
Simoku9227/
Saimoku862,367/
Shimuku8628/
Seimoku8618/
Shimaku861/
Simaku77536/
Simuku77427/
Sumoku7726/
Simeku7714/
Semoku774/
Zaimoku71738/
Simakou7136/
Xhimaku7117/
Simakau7113/
Simukau713/
Simukou711/
Shemuku711/
Simukhu711/
Simockó711/
Simakhup6720/
Chimhaku671/
Chimaaku671/
Semoukou671/
Simaskou671/
Shimakoo671/
Shemakau671/

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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 Shimoku
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