Shimuli Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shimuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7381:62,5746,084
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Uganda691:565,78730,812
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shimuli (4,174) may also be a first name.

Shimuli Last Name Facts

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

Shimuli (Bengali: শিমুলী) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimuli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 301,673rd most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,788,361 people. The surname Shimuli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Shimuli reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shimuli is also the 107,448th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 4,174 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 62,574. In Kenya Shimuli is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent live, Vihiga County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Shimuli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimulis933/
Simuli92591/
Shemuli86361/
Chimuli86354/
Simouli86103/
Shimula8696/
Simulis8682/
Simulia8620/
Shimili8615/
Simulie8615/
Shimule862/
Shumuli861/
Simulei861/
Shimuly861/
Simulhi861/
Simoulis80153/
Shemueli8027/
Shimmula8017/
Simeulis809/
Shimulya806/
Chimmuli802/
Shimhula801/
Sheimili801/
Schimuly801/
Shimuley801/
Shimolie801/
Shimolia801/
Shimulla801/
Cheimuli801/
Simula773,211/
Simili77986/
Semuli77770/
Simule77723/
Sumuli7771/
Simulj7749/
Cimuli7713/
Zimuli7711/
Shaimulla752/
Shemuilia751/
Schemueli751/
Schimieli751/
Shimulleh751/
Ssemuli71565/
Similie71338/
Simieli71193/
Simulya71149/
Šimulis71122/
Shemula71118/
Chimuly7185/
Szimuly7174/
Chimule7171/
Simuule7162/
Shimola7143/
Simujla7138/
Simulea7128/
Chemuli7124/
Simmula7119/
Semmuli7116/
Simmili7114/
Simhula7112/
Simolli7112/
Similai7111/
Simolia7110/
Shimole719/
Soimula718/
Shemili718/
Sumulei715/
Simulla715/
Saimule714/
Shemuly714/
Semulis713/
Szimula712/
Suimula712/
Semuuli711/
Siemula711/
Schimuller711/
Saimula711/
Simuleh711/
Shymula711/
Simuula711/
Shemule711/
Zzimuli711/
Simulay711/
Sumhili711/
Simoula711/
Ssemmuli6763/
Saimulla6713/
Shimolya6711/
Simoules677/
Chemouli677/
Saimoula676/
Ssemulli672/
Seymouli671/
Sheamoli671/
Shimolla671/
Simmuler671/
Sheimily671/
Zehmouli671/

Shimuli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimuli in the Bengali language
শিমুলীsimuli67.65
শিমূলীsimuli26.47
শিমূলিsimuli2.94
শীমুলীsimuli2.94

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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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  • 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 Shimuli
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