Simanwe Surname
Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname
Simanwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 807 | 1:19,641 | 2,183 |
| Tanzania | 260 | 1:203,622 | 17,328 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
Simanwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simanwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simanwe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 340,834th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simanwe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 19,641. In Zambia Simanwe is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 70 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simamwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simanue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simanhwa | 80 | 63 | / |
| Simonw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shimanoue | 75 | 35 | / |
| Simambe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Semanwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Simomwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zimanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simonve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simanbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seemanw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ssemanve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seematnweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seamanue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Simonwich | 63 | 1 | / |
| Semambe | 57 | 65 | / |
| Simonva | 57 | 4 | / |
| Simombe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Simaumbi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Seemanbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ssemomwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Simonuis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cimanuaa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chimomwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Simonvich | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Simanwe
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