Shimolo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shimolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia401:396,24819,783
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shimolo (11) may also be a first name.

Shimolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimolo is found most in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimolo? popularity and diffusion

Shimolo is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Shimolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimolo reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shimolo is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 396,248. In Zambia Shimolo is most common in: Luapula Province, where 60 percent reside, Northern Province, where 38 percent reside and Central Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simolo92240/
Shimola8643/
Shemolo8616/
Simoolo8610/
Shimalo867/
Ssimolo861/
Simolou861/
Shimulo861/
Shimolya8011/
Shimolla801/
Shimolia801/
Simollot801/
Shehmolo801/
Shimelou801/
Simola773,252/
Zimolo77413/
Simalo77328/
Simelo7778/
Sumolo7740/
Semolo7736/
Simulo774/
Cimolo773/
Símolo771/
Chimmoloj751/
Simocello751/
Simaloi711,611/
Sajmolo71559/
Seimelo71364/
Shimala71269/
Chimola71229/
Shimula7196/
Simolla7178/
Seamolo7146/
Simolya7140/
Simalot7134/
Shymalo7132/
Chimalo7129/
Seimola7119/
Simeola7117/
Shimela7115/
Shumalo7114/
Soimola7113/
Sumollo7112/
Siemelo7110/
Simoila7110/
Simolia7110/
Suimola718/
Saimola718/
Simoola716/
Shumelo714/
Seemolo714/
Simallo714/
Shemola713/
Zsimola711/
Shemalo711/
Semolos711/
Sumoloy711/
Simalou711/
Simolah711/
Simoula711/
Saimalo711/
Shemulo711/
Shumola711/
Simocellos711/
Simalod711/
Shimmala67127/
Seitmola6763/
Shimalla6745/
Chemollo6731/
Shimmula6717/
Shumaelo6714/
Shimaala6713/
Saimolla6712/
Shimulya676/
Saimoula676/
Chimmola675/
Shimalya675/
Chimalou672/
Shimgala672/
Simollaa671/
Chimallo671/
Chemuolo671/
Chimolla671/
Chimalot671/
Chimatlo671/
Simaloth671/
Shimhula671/
Shimulla671/

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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 Shimolo
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