Shimuni Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shimuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1251:19,2753,407
India681:11,280,373208,492
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shimuni (174) may also be a first name.

Shimuni Last Name Facts

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

Shimuni (Hindi: शिमुनी, Marathi: िशमुनी) is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shimuni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimuni? popularity and diffusion

Shimuni is the 1,206,588th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Shimuni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Shimuni reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 174 people.

It is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 19,275. In Namibia Shimuni is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 69 percent live, Khomas Region, where 26 percent live and Hardap Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Namibia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shimuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimuni in the Marathi language
िशमुनीisamuni-
Shimuni in the Hindi language
शिमुनीsimuni66.67
शीमुनीsimuni16.67
ॠषिमुनीrsimuni8.33
शिमूनीsimuni8.33

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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 Shimuni
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