Simangwi Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Simangwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
Simangwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simangwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simangwi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simangwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,321,499th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Simangwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simangwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 65 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simangwe | 88 | 680 | / |
| Simangwa | 88 | 634 | / |
| Semangwi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simongwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimangwe | 82 | 19 | / |
| Chimangwi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shimangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimaingwa | 78 | 5 | / |
| Simasengwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semangwe | 75 | 46 | / |
| Simanqwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Simankwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simankwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zimangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gimangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemangwa | 71 | 41 | / |
| Chimangwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ssemangwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shimongwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simonkwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simoongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimhangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ximangue | 63 | 16 | / |
| Zemangui | 63 | 9 | / |
| Zimangue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimangue | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chimongwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chemangui | 59 | 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 Simangwi
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