Shimu Surname
Approximately 33,158 people bear this surname
Shimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 32,443 | 1:4,912 | 445 | 
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 | 
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 | 
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 | 
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 | 
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 | 
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 | 
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 | 
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 | 
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 | 
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 | 
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 | 
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 | 
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 | 
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 | 
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 | 
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 | 
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 | 
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 | 
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 | 
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 | 
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 | 
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 | 
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 | 
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 | 
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 | 
Shimu (39,930) may also be a first name.
Shimu Demographics
Average Shimu Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimu (Bengali: শিমু, Hindi: शिमू) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,750th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 219,782 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shimu reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 22,231st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 39,930 people.
It is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 32,443 people, or 1 in 4,912. Aside from Bangladesh it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Shimu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shimu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shimu surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shimu Last Name Statistics demography
Shimu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence | 
|---|---|---|
| Shimu in the Bengali language | ||
| শিমু | simu | 86.67 | 
| সিমু | simu | 10 | 
| সীমু | simu | 3.33 | 
| Shimu in the Hindi language | ||
| शिमू | simu | 41.46 | 
| शीमू | simu | 41.46 | 
| शिमु | simu | 14.63 | 
| शिम्ु | simu | 2.44 | 
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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
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- 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 Shimu
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