Simatwa Surname
Approximately 2,913 people bear this surname
Simatwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,834 | 1:16,295 | 1,948 |
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simatwa (545) may also be a first name.
Simatwa Demographics
Simatwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Simatwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simatwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simatwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simatwa? popularity and diffusion
Simatwa is the 151,227th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,501,732 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simatwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Simatwa is also the 360,901st most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 545 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,834 people, or 1 in 16,295. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 52 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 18 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Simatwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Simatwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimatwa | 93 | 75 | / |
| Simatwo | 86 | 529 | / |
| Simatwi | 86 | 52 | / |
| Simotwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Simatua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Simadwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simotwat | 80 | 1,316 | / |
| Chimatwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simahtuah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simotwo | 71 | 3,847 | / |
| Gimotwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Sematwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simaduea | 67 | 61 | / |
| Chimotwa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shimotwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simotwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chematwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimotwat | 63 | 224 | / |
| Chematwai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simmatueh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simotuo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Simotua | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zimadua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chimotwi | 53 | 26 | / |
| Seemadua | 53 | 10 | / |
| Simhadbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chimodwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chematwoi | 50 | 11 | / |
| Sseemadua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Seemaduea | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chematwoy | 50 | 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 Simatwa
- 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