Shimwell Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shimwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4471:124,64912,499
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Shimwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimwell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 564,325th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Shimwell are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 124,649. In England Shimwell is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 46 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Besides England Shimwell exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Shimwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shimwell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shimwell surname rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shimwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shimwell last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Shimwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning R 160,200 per year; in United States they earn 21.84% less than the national average, earning $33,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.11% more than the national average, earning $69,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimwll936/
Shemwell881,610/
Shinwell8879/
Shimwele881/
Simmwell881/
Shumwell880/
Chimwell880/
Simwel861/
Schemwell821/
Sheinwell821/
Shimbel8024/
Simwele806/
Semwell805/
Shimuel803/
Simbell802/
Saimwll801/
Shemwel801/
Simwill800/
Shainewell781/
Simweele7549/
Shenwell757/
Saimwael752/
Schemwll751/
Schimuel751/
Shaimuel751/
Seinwell751/
Shemuell751/
Shembell751/
Shemwele750/
Simbel711,788/
Simuel71425/
Semwel7190/
Sumwel711/
Shembel67155/
Saimuel67153/
Shemuel6772/
Semwael6714/
Simwile679/
Simbill678/
Sembell677/
Shimbil672/
Siembel672/
Simwail671/
Simouel671/
Shumuel671/
Shinbel671/
Chhimwl671/
Saimbel671/

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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 Shimwell
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