Shimwanga Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Shimwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Shimwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimwanga occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shimwanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwanga are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Shimwanga is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 180,113. In Zambia Shimwanga is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 89 percent live, Central Province, where 5 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zambia Shimwanga is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwanga | 94 | 65 | / |
| Chimwanga | 89 | 2,452 | / |
| Shimuanga | 89 | 82 | / |
| Simwaanga | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chimwang'a | 84 | 152 | / |
| Chimwan'ga | 84 | 3 | / |
| Chimwaanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simwatenga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Semwanga | 82 | 2,275 | / |
| Cimwanga | 82 | 75 | / |
| Simwange | 82 | 55 | / |
| Simwango | 82 | 19 | / |
| Simwonga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simuanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaningi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanga | 78 | 8,152 | / |
| Chimwango | 78 | 445 | / |
| Shimbango | 78 | 100 | / |
| Chimwangi | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chimuanga | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chimwonga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimbonga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simbainga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semwaanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaanga | 74 | 4 | / |
| Sseemwanga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cimuanga | 71 | 91 | / |
| Simbango | 71 | 37 | / |
| Simbange | 71 | 8 | / |
| Semwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwamga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitimwango | 70 | 103 | / |
| Simbongai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simbhangi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simbaingo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwango | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimuangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssembanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwamga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwongou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwongo | 67 | 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 Shimwanga
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