Simatala Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Simatala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 119 | 1:133,193 | 9,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Simatala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simatala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simatala occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simatala.
How Common Is The Last Name Simatala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simatala is the 1,658,108th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Simatala live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 133,193. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 98 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simatalat | 94 | 4 | / |
| Simatale | 88 | 3 | / |
| Simetala | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sematala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simatalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simatolla | 82 | 4 | / |
| Semattala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimatala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimathala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sematalo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Simotela | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ssematalo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Simatolli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssematale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimatola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sematoli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sematole | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssematolo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssematoole | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shemotailo | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Simatala
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