Shimwenda Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shimwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shimwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimwenda occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwenda? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shimwenda is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shimwenda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwenda reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Shimwenda is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 67 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Shimwenda occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwenda | 94 | 215 | / |
| Chimwenda | 89 | 165 | / |
| Simweenda | 89 | 47 | / |
| Shimwinda | 89 | 32 | / |
| Shimuenda | 89 | 27 | / |
| Shimwende | 89 | 16 | / |
| Semwenda | 82 | 2,886 | / |
| Simbenda | 82 | 561 | / |
| Simwendo | 82 | 503 | / |
| Simwende | 82 | 286 | / |
| Simwinda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sumwenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zimwenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simwendi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwendo | 78 | 2,255 | / |
| Simweendo | 78 | 46 | / |
| Chimwende | 78 | 24 | / |
| Simwendee | 78 | 21 | / |
| Ssemwenda | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shimwinde | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ssimwende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimuende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimbendi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simmwende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simweende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwinde | 71 | 100 | / |
| Simbinda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cimbenda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semwendo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwende | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chimwinde | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwendo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimwemde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbende | 59 | 71 | / |
| Simbinde | 59 | 4 | / |
| Simbindi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Zimbinda | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zimbendi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Semuhindi | 56 | 3 | / |
| Shembindo | 56 | 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 Shimwenda
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