Shimwe Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Shimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 168 | 1:14,342 | 2,640 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shimwe (36) may also be a first name.
Shimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimwe occurs most in Namibia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shimwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 978,274th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 36 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 14,342. In Namibia Shimwe is primarily concentrated in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 46 percent live, Oshana Region, where 35 percent live and Zambezi Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Namibia Shimwe occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwe | 91 | 167 | / |
| Sichimwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shimwa | 83 | 2,824 | / |
| Shimbe | 83 | 1,170 | / |
| Chimwe | 83 | 720 | / |
| Shumwe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Shinwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ssimwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shimve | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shemwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shimue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chimwee | 77 | 75 | / |
| Shimhue | 77 | 27 | / |
| Shienwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shimbei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shimbhe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chimwet | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shimbeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shimmbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shinwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shinwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimvie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shumwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simbe | 73 | 10,856 | / |
| Simwa | 73 | 2,271 | / |
| Simue | 73 | 10 | / |
| Simwi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Simve | 73 | 5 | / |
| Semwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sichimwi | 71 | 297 | / |
| Chitemwe | 71 | 82 | / |
| Chisimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinmbhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemwetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbi | 67 | 10,947 | / |
| Shembe | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Shinwa | 67 | 202 | / |
| Simwai | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sinewe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Simuet | 67 | 75 | / |
| Siembe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Simbei | 67 | 36 | / |
| Simbey | 67 | 34 | / |
| Simuez | 67 | 33 | / |
| Simbee | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shenwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shinbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Simbeh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Simway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Simues | 67 | 10 | / |
| Simvie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chimue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shemwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chemwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saimue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shinve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheemw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simver | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Syomwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shumwy | 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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- 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 Shimwe
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