Simawu Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Zambia511:310,78317,285

Simawu (13) may also be a first name.

Simawu Last Name Facts

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

Simawu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simawu? popularity and diffusion

Simawu is the 1,088,856th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simawu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name Simawu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live and Zambia, where 23 percent live.

Simawu Last Name Statistics demography

Simawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.02% less than the national average, earning R 111,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simawut9278/
Shimawu9210/
Seimawu924/
Saimawu921/
Simaywu921/
Simawuth869/
Semawu835/
Simabu832/
Simewu831/
Simowu831/
Zimawu831/
Gimawu831/
Shimabu7730/
Chimawu7715/
Semaiwu771/
Seimavu771/
Semawou771/
Shemawu771/
Chimhawu71158/
Seemawut7168/
Gimavu6741/
Jemawu6713/
Zemawu678/
Semowu675/
Djimawhou671/
Semabu671/
Chimavu6263/
Chimowu6235/
Saimobu623/
Semavut621/
Chemawu621/
Zemawou621/
Zaimabu621/
Zeamawu621/
Chimhowu576/
Seemavut575/
Zemachwu571/
Seymabou571/
Simovuch571/
Seemavuth5318/
Zimevu5019/

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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 Simawu
  • 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