Simakanda Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Simakanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
Simakanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simakanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simakanda is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simakanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simakanda is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Simakanda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simakanda reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simakanda is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia Simakanda is most common in: Western Province, where 89 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live and North-Western Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simakando | 89 | 1,941 | / |
| Simakonda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Simekanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simakaindi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simakondo | 78 | 33 | / |
| Semakande | 78 | 3 | / |
| Zemakanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simakondi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ssemakande | 74 | 1 | / |
| Semaskandi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simokondi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Simekondo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simekondou | 63 | 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 Simakanda
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