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 occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 340,834th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,760,247 people. Simanwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Simanwe are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 807 people, or 1 in 19,641. In Zambia Simanwe is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 70 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent live. Besides Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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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