Shimua Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shimua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel551:155,59316,202
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Shimua (29) may also be a first name.

Shimua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shimua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shimua occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shimua is the 2,555,468th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Shimua is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shimua live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Shimua is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 155,593. In Israel Shimua is mostly concentrated in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 33 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 29 percent are found and Haifa District, where 22 percent are found. Beside Israel this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimwua926/
Simua9193/
Shimba8324,501/
Shimwa832,824/
Saimua8361/
Simuat8323/
Simuha8313/
Simhua831/
Shaimba7759/
Shuimba7711/
Shemuha779/
Chimuat779/
Shimbau775/
Shimbai773/
Sheimba772/
Seimuaa771/
Shimbay771/
Shumuay771/
Shimway771/
Shhimba771/
Shemuah771/
Saimuaa771/
Shemwua771/
Simba7388,295/
Simwa732,271/
Semua73104/
Sumua735/
Simva734/
Simuo731/
Symua730/
Chitmuat71216/
Saimouha715/
Simbou671,420/
Simbai671,279/
Shimbo671,008/
Simmba67238/
Chimwa67223/
Shemba67133/
Simwai67103/
Soimba6796/
Saimba6738/
Simbau6731/
Simewa6730/
Sumuay6728/
Siemba6725/
Simbay6719/
Ssimba6714/
Simway6711/
Seamua676/
Shemwa676/
Sximba674/
Simbaa674/
Shumwa674/
Simhva673/
Semuas673/
Shumva672/
Simbea672/
Summua672/
Xhimba672/
Chemua671/
Simbaj671/
Saymua671/
Simhwa671/
Simwaa671/
Suimba671/
Simbaÿ671/
Simvoa671/
Simvou671/
Ssimwa671/
Simbha671/
Simwah671/
Szymua671/
Szimba671/

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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 Shimua
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