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 surname Simanye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simanye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simanye are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Simanye is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
Simanye is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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