Simatwo Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Simatwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Simatwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5281:87,4627,918
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Simatwo (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Simatwo Demographics

Simatwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Simatwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simatwo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simatwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Simatwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,101st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simatwo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 87,462. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 41 percent reside, Nandi County, where 21 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent reside. Besides Kenya Simatwo occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Simatwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Simatwo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simotwo863,847/
Simatwa862,913/
Shimatwa8075/
Simotwa7110/
Simotuo715/
Simatua712/
Simadwa711/
Simotwat671,316/
Chimatwa671/
Chematwoi6311/
Chematwoy631/
Simahtuah631/
Gimotwa5763/
Simotua572/
Chimotwa5338/
Chemotwo539/
Chematwa531/
Chimotwat50224/
Chemotwoi504/
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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 Simatwo
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