Simamba Surname
Approximately 787 people bear this surname
Simamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 591 | 1:26,819 | 2,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Simamba (81) may also be a first name.
Simamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simamba is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 436,213th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simamba reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Simamba is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname Simamba is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 26,819. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 76 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simaamba | 93 | 234 | / |
| Shimamba | 93 | 49 | / |
| Simaimba | 93 | 44 | / |
| Simaumba | 93 | 42 | / |
| Simaemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simahamba | 88 | 16 | / |
| Shimaamba | 88 | 15 | / |
| Simatimba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simemba | 86 | 651 | / |
| Simambo | 86 | 219 | / |
| Semamba | 86 | 37 | / |
| Simambe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Zimamba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Simaambo | 80 | 798 | / |
| Chimamba | 80 | 750 | / |
| Zimhamba | 80 | 120 | / |
| Ssemamba | 80 | 100 | / |
| Shimomba | 80 | 54 | / |
| Shimambo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Simaumbi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saimemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simaimbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simamhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simeemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simambio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semmamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhimamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimachemba | 78 | 34 | / |
| Chimaimba | 75 | 2,146 | / |
| Sematimba | 75 | 583 | / |
| Shimoomba | 75 | 438 | / |
| Simatimbe | 75 | 90 | / |
| Shimaambo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ssemmamba | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimhamba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Simatembe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Semahamba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimaamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimaunba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssematimba | 71 | 1,359 | / |
| Semambo | 71 | 1,353 | / |
| Semambe | 71 | 65 | / |
| Zimemba | 71 | 26 | / |
| Sememba | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shemahamba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Jimambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simonba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seitmambet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simanbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simanbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemambo | 67 | 4,393 | / |
| Chimambo | 67 | 420 | / |
| Semgomba | 67 | 281 | / |
| Chimambi | 67 | 146 | / |
| Chimomba | 67 | 109 | / |
| Simanhwa | 67 | 63 | / |
| Semmambo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Semhomba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ssemattimba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Semamboo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djemamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semaambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimachembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simanbou | 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 Simamba
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