Simangwa Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Simangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6241:84,8428,630
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Simangwa (11) may also be a first name.

Simangwa Last Name Facts

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

Simangwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simangwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 514,664th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simangwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname Simangwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 84,842. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 69 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Simangwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Simangwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Simangwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Simangwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.28% less than the national average, earning R 13,596 per year.

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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 Simangwa
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