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 is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwenda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shimwenda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwenda live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Shimwenda is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 67 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent live.
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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