Where Does The Last Name Shimwe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shimwe has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimwe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shimwe is the 978,274^th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwe are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shimwe is also the 1,717,090^th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 36 people.

The surname Shimwe is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 14,342. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 46 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 35 percent are found and Zambezi Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Namibia Shimwe occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.