Shimolo Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shimolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimolo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimolo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shimolo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 396,248. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 60 percent reside, Northern Province, where 38 percent reside and Central Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zambia Shimolo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Shimolo
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