Simawa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Simawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Simawa (24) may also be a first name.
Simawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simawa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Simawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simawa is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Simawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Simawa are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simawa is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 24 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,056,661. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 33 percent reside, Western Province, where 33 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Simawa
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