Shimuma Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shimuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shimuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimuma is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Shimuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimuma reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 96 percent live and Hardap Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Namibia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simuma | 92 | 249 | / |
| Chimuma | 86 | 46 | / |
| Shimoma | 86 | 15 | / |
| Simumay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Simuuma | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shumuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimauma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimeuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simima | 77 | 7 | / |
| Semuma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Simoma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Simume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sumuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaimouma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemima | 71 | 1,775 | / |
| Saimima | 71 | 1,388 | / |
| Semouma | 71 | 471 | / |
| Simiema | 71 | 101 | / |
| Shimomi | 71 | 60 | / |
| Sumumma | 71 | 51 | / |
| Simomaa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shimome | 71 | 15 | / |
| Simomay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seimima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saimoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simomoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemouma | 67 | 488 | / |
| Simoumou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Simusmid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saymouma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Semmouma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaimomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemiema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simusmer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shimuma
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