Simaswe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Simaswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simaswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Simaswe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simaswe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Simaswe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simaswe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simaswe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 95 percent live and Northern Cape, where 5 percent live.

Simaswe Last Name Statistics demography

Simaswe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.62% less than the national average, earning R 131,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simawe92109/
Semaswe8664/
Shimawe861/
Shimasue805/
Semashwe801/
Semawe7731/
Simawa7726/
Simawi7711/
Simawy774/
Simabe771/
Shimave711,437/
Shimawa7136/
Simmawa7114/
Shimabe7111/
Simawai718/
Semawer716/
Simahwa716/
Simawit715/
Sitmowe713/
Semawie712/
Simowez712/
Shimawi711/
Siemowe711/
Simawyi711/
Simaawa711/
Simazwi711/
Chimawe711/
Simawis711/
Zemaswe711/
Sihmawa711/
Shimaver6790/
Shimaiwa6730/
Saimawii6724/
Simawaya679/
Simmawit676/
Chemaswe672/
Siemmawi671/
Suimawii671/
Shemaswa671/
Seimowei671/
Chimawet671/

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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 Simaswe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis