Simakuwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Simakuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Simakuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simakuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simakuwa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simakuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Simakuwa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simakuwa is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 83 percent reside and Central Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Simakuwa
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