Simakane Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Simakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Simakane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simakane occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simakane? popularity and diffusion

Simakane is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Simakane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simakane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Barring Botswana this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found.

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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 Simakane
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