Shimonga Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Shimonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 93 | 1:25,908 | 4,141 |
| Zambia | 62 | 1:255,644 | 15,337 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Shimonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimonga occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimonga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimonga is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimonga reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shimonga is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 25,908. In Namibia Shimonga is most prevalent in: Oshana Region, where 59 percent live, Khomas Region, where 27 percent live and Hardap Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 39 percent live and Tanzania, 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 Shimonga
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