Shimwaka Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Shimwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
Shimwaka Demographics
Shimwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shimwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimwaka is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwaka? popularity and diffusion
Shimwaka is the 1,860,621st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Shimwaka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwaka reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Shimwaka is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found and Makueni County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 37 percent are found.
Shimwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shimwaka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwaka | 93 | 17,385 | / |
| Shemwaka | 88 | 4 | / |
| Shumwaka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simwaaka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwakai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simweka | 80 | 20 | / |
| Simuaka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Semwaka | 80 | 14 | / |
| Simwake | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sumwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 75 | 31 | / |
| Saimbaka | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chimwaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwatka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbauka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimueka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbake | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simbaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimuaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwaiko | 63 | 435 | / |
| Shimboko | 63 | 5 | / |
| Simwaque | 63 | 4 | / |
| Simbouka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Szimweiski | 56 | 1 | / |
| Simbaco | 53 | 263 | / |
| Simboko | 53 | 10 | / |
| Zimbake | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zimbacca | 50 | 3 | / |
| Simbokou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Chemwoki | 50 | 1 | / |
| Simuache | 50 | 1 | / |
| Simbaque | 50 | 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 Shimwaka
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