Simbila Surname

114,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Simbila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,9101:13,5401,754
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Simbila (195) may also be a first name.

Simbila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simbila (Oriya: ସିିଳା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,812th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,810,570 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Simbila are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 649,894th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 195 people.

Simbila is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,910 people, or 1 in 13,540. In Tanzania Simbila is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 44 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 10 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbilah9375/
Simbilap939/
Shimbila938/
Simbilga934/
Simbili861,985/
Simbile86301/
Simbilo8687/
Simwila8650/
Zimbila8635/
Simbela8629/
Jimbila8627/
Cimbila864/
Sembila861/
Sinbila861/
Chimbila80879/
Shimbili80185/
Sembilap8034/
Shimbela8017/
Simbilop8012/
Simbilio8011/
Shimwila807/
Djimbila802/
Simbelia802/
Simbuile801/
Zimbilga801/
Simbyola801/
Sembilah801/
Shaimbile752/
Shimuhila752/
Simwela716,771/
Zimbili71772/
Simbele71445/
Sembela71429/
Zimbile7156/
Cimbela7156/
Sembile7142/
Sembili7127/
Cimbili7110/
Gembila717/
Sinbela714/
Sinuila711/
Sembilo711/
Gimbilo711/
Jimbela711/
Simbelo711/
Zimbela711/
Zembila711/
Jimbilo711/
Shimwela672,921/
Chimbili671,956/
Simweela67163/
Sembelya67129/
Semwilai6754/
Sinwilat6731/
Simboiselle6730/
Simbelie6728/
Shimbele6727/
Simbelis6718/
Simbelou6715/
Sinwilai679/
Chimbela677/
Semvilla676/
Simvella676/
Chimbile674/
Sembelia674/
Ssembilo674/
Ssembela673/
Sembilou672/
Chembila671/
Semwilay671/
Chimwila671/
Simbélie671/
Simwilou671/
Djimbela671/

Simbila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simbila in the Oriya language
ସିିଳାsiila-

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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
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  • 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 Simbila
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