Shimpulu Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Shimpulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 174 | 1:13,847 | 2,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shimpulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimpulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimpulu is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimpulu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. Shimpulu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimpulu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Shimpulu is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 13,847. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Oshikoto Region, where 28 percent reside, Ohangwena Region, where 22 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 21 percent reside. Besides Namibia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpulu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimpulu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shimpolu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simpulus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simpilu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Sempulu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Shivulu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sinpulu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sumpulu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simpolu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sempulut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sibulu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zimpoulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibulu | 67 | 1,544 | / |
| Saibulu | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Sivuilu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Suibulu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shevulu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sinpolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibulu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shibuloo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chiboulou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sibolu | 57 | 21 | / |
| Sevulu | 57 | 15 | / |
| Sebulu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cibulu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zibulu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chebulu | 53 | 12 | / |
| Senpolu | 53 | 6 | / |
| Saibolu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Soybulut | 50 | 34 | / |
| Cheboulu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Shebholu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shimpulu
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