Simanyana Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Simanyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 176 | 1:12,426 | 2,362 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Simanyana (388) may also be a first name.
Simanyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simanyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simanyana has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanyana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simanyana is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simanyana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Simanyana is also the 439,750th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 388 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 12,426. Excluding Botswana Simanyana exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimanyana | 95 | 121 | / |
| Simanyanga | 95 | 47 | / |
| Shimanyanga | 90 | 75 | / |
| Semanyana | 89 | 7 | / |
| Simonyana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimanyano | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simanyono | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simonyane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simanyoni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simanyonge | 74 | 37 | / |
| Simanyonga | 74 | 2 | / |
| Simoniany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemanyonyi | 60 | 9 | / |
| Simoniani | 56 | 10 | / |
| Zeemanjani | 53 | 33 | / |
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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 Simanyana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis