Shimuga Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Shimuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Shimuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimuga occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimuga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shimuga is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shimuga reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shimuga is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simuga924/
Shimaunga8880/
Shimoga86311/
Simunga86236/
Shemuga8630/
Shimiga865/
Simugha861/
Simugay861/
Shimuge861/
Chimuga861/
Simaunga80297/
Seimugha807/
Shemunga804/
Shimungo803/
Shimogai802/
Saimugha801/
Simugaya801/
Semuga77309/
Simoga7738/
Simiga7715/
Sumuga772/
Schimugge751/
Shemugaja751/
Shimogo71554/
Semugga71270/
Ssemuga71225/
Zimugha7147/
Sumugau7120/
Semunga7116/
Chimugo7110/
Sumugai715/
Simungo715/
Shimoge714/
Shimogi713/
Semuiga711/
Sumugay711/
Semuuga711/
Ssimoga711/
Simungi711/
Shemoga711/
Zimhuga711/
Chemuga711/
Ssemugga67502/
Shumigay67294/
Ssemunga678/
Shimoego675/
Semmunga674/
Shumigai674/
Semungah672/
Semugaya671/
Seimogha671/
Simuungo671/
Chitmugi671/

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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 Shimuga
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