Simbile Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simbile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2411:65,7675,830
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Simbile (20) may also be a first name.

Simbile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbile is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simbile live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 65,767. In Zambia Simbile is mostly found in: Muchinga Province, where 51 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simbile
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