Shimwezi Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Shimwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwezhi | 94 | 81 | / |
| Simwezi | 93 | 27 | / |
| Schimwedzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwezi | 88 | 341 | / |
| Shemwezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwedzi | 82 | 39 | / |
| Shimweshi | 82 | 30 | / |
| Semwezi | 80 | 175 | / |
| Simwizi | 80 | 170 | / |
| Simwazi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwezi | 75 | 614 | / |
| Simwizyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Simwizie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Semwezzi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shimwese | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shimwaze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Semweezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simwazie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimweji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbizi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbizhi | 71 | 83 | / |
| Ssemwezzi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ssemweezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shimwisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimweshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sssemwezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwueze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbizi | 67 | 441 | / |
| Simwiza | 67 | 169 | / |
| Sembezi | 67 | 165 | / |
| Simwase | 67 | 77 | / |
| Semwazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwitshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwatshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwesa | 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 Shimwezi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis