Shimwenge Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Shimwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shimwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimwenge is most common in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shimwenge.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimwenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimwenge are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 689,127. In Zambia Shimwenge is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Shimwenge occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwenge | 94 | 5 | / |
| Shimwense | 89 | 132 | / |
| Shemwenge | 89 | 27 | / |
| Shimwenze | 89 | 27 | / |
| Chimwenge | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shimwenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimweense | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simwenga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Simwense | 82 | 2 | / |
| Simwenze | 82 | 2 | / |
| Semwenge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwenje | 78 | 3,202 | / |
| Shimwinga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chimwenze | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chemwenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semwengye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simweenze | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimwensa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwense | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimbinge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwnga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwenshi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shimwenzhi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simwinga | 71 | 21,280 | / |
| Cimwenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwenza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwenji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sichimwensi | 70 | 13 | / |
| Ssemwenga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simuhenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shembeengi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simwinji | 59 | 875 | / |
| Simwinzi | 59 | 20 | / |
| Semwinga | 59 | 2 | / |
| Simwinsa | 59 | 2 | / |
| Simwinza | 59 | 2 | / |
| Semwenzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwnga | 59 | 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 Shimwenge
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