Shimoo Surname
Approximately 1,744 people bear this surname
Shimoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,283 | 1:99,645 | 6,042 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shimoo (4,955) may also be a first name.
Shimoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimoo (Hindi: शीमू) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimoo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 231,683rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,178,639 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shimoo are found; 74 percent are found in East Asia and 74 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Shimoo is also the 96,758th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 4,955 people.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 1,283 people, or 1 in 99,645. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Shiga Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimoo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimoo in the Hindi language | ||
| शीमू | simu | - |
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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 Shimoo
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