Simangele Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simangele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simangele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Simangele (33,547) may also be a first name.

Simangele Last Name Facts

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

Simangele occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simangele.

How Common Is The Last Name Simangele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simangele is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Simangele are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,542nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 33,547 people.

The surname Simangele is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Simangele is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent reside and Gauteng, where 33 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and England, where 10 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 Simangele
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