Simanye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Simanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Simanye (33) may also be a first name.
Simanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simanye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simanye.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanye? popularity and diffusion
Simanye is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Simanye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simanye reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Simanye is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Simanye is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Simanye
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