Simakala Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simakala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Zambia3041:52,1384,872
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397

Simakala (12) may also be a first name.

Simakala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simakala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Simakala (Hindi: सिमकला, Marathi: सीमकला) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simakala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 451,630th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Simakala are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Simakala is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.

Simakala Last Name Statistics demography

Simakala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.22% less than the national average, earning R 113,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simakala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simakala in the Marathi language
सीमकलाsimakala-
Simakala in the Hindi language
सिमकलाsimakala66.67
सीमकलाsimakala33.33

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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
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  • 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 Simakala
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