Shimonyo Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Shimonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 165 | 1:279,878 | 18,255 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Shimonyo Demographics
Shimonyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shimonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimonyo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shimonyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimonyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shimonyo is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Shimonyo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimonyo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Nairobi County, where 2 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya Shimonyo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.
Shimonyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shimonyo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shimonyo
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