Simbamba Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Simbamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simbamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simbamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simbamba is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simbamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Simbamba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simbamba are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 141,635. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 42 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 21 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimbamba | 94 | 63 | / |
| Siembamba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simbasimba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simwamba | 88 | 198 | / |
| Gimbamba | 88 | 172 | / |
| Simbambo | 88 | 40 | / |
| Zimbamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cimbamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simbemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimbamba | 82 | 1,574 | / |
| Shimwamba | 82 | 91 | / |
| Shimbambo | 82 | 6 | / |
| Simwaamba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tjimbamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaamba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sembasemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siembambie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simbombo | 75 | 222 | / |
| Zimbambo | 75 | 141 | / |
| Semwamba | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sembambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimbambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sinbambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimbomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jembamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbambo | 71 | 506 | / |
| Chimwamba | 71 | 100 | / |
| Chimbambi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Simboombo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chembamba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shembambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbachimba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chimbambuy | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Simbamba
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