Shimosi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shimosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shimosi (3) may also be a first name.
Shimosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimosi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shimosi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimosi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Shimosi live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 3 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Shimosi
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