Simanka Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Simanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Simanka (176) may also be a first name.
Simanka Demographics
Simanka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Simanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simanka is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simanka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 687,834th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 176 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya Simanka is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 97 percent live and Narok County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Simanka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Simanka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Simanka
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