Shimuku Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Shimuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shimuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimuku is most common in Namibia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimuku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Shimuku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimuku live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Khomas Region, where 93 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 4 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Namibia it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simuku | 92 | 427 | / |
| Shimoku | 86 | 5 | / |
| Simukau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shemuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simukou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simukhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shimooku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simoku | 77 | 27 | / |
| Semuku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sumuku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saimoku | 71 | 2,367 | / |
| Seimoku | 71 | 18 | / |
| Semukui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimicu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simukoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemiku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semukau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemukut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemukuut | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sumiku | 62 | 5 | / |
| Semoku | 62 | 4 | / |
| Semucu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Simicuy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Simockó | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ssemuccu | 53 | 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 Shimuku
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