Simayela Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simayela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simayela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Simayela (24) may also be a first name.

Simayela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simayela occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simayela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simayela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simayela is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Matabeleland North Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Simayela exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Simayela Last Name Statistics demography

Simayela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.29% less than the national average, earning R 75,348 per year.

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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 Simayela
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