Simbiya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simbiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Simbiya (32) may also be a first name.

Simbiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbiya is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Simbiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simbiya is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Simbiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simbiya reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 32 people.

Simbiya is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 880,551. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 94 percent live and Southern Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimbiya93129/
Simbiyat931/
Simbaya867,430/
Simbeya864,999/
Simboya86187/
Simwiya86181/
Gimbiya8661/
Simbiye8652/
Simbuya863/
Sembiya861/
Chimbiya802,653/
Shimbaya8021/
Shimbuya8012/
Shimwiya806/
Shimbeya801/
Simbayah801/
Sinbiyat801/
Simbai771,279/
Simbie77145/
Simboy7797/
Simboi7776/
Simbei7736/
Simbey7734/
Simbau7731/
Simbay7719/
Simbye7714/
Simbui7713/
Simboa775/
Simbaa774/
Simbae773/
Simbea772/
Simbaj771/
Schimbuya751/
Simbeye7147,841/
Gimbuya711,054/
Simbayi71880/
Sembuya71458/
Simwaya71390/
Simbayu71175/
Simboyi71120/
Sembeya7187/
Saimboa7142/
Simbawe7142/
Sinmbai7138/
Simbhoi7137/
Simbeyi7128/
Sembaya7113/
Simbijo7111/
Sembiye7111/
Jembiya7110/
Shimbei719/
Zimbeya718/
Simbaju716/
Zimbuya716/
Shimbau715/
Sembiyo714/
Cimbaya714/
Shimbai713/
Simbaye713/
Sinuiya713/
Simbayo713/
Suimbay712/
Shimbay711/
Simbaii711/
Simbauj711/
Simbaða711/
Simbeit711/
Simbhai711/
Simbhui711/
Simbuyi711/
Simmbau711/
Siembae711/
Simboye711/
Simbuye711/
Ginbiya711/
Zimboya711/
Simbajo711/
Simbuha711/
Saimbai711/
Semboya711/
Gimbiye711/
Sinboya711/
Simbuji711/
Chimbuya671,205/
Chimbaya671,027/
Ssembuya67816/
Chimbeya67128/
Shimboyo6774/
Ssembaya6746/
Chimboya6744/
Simbault6731/
Chimbaia679/
Shimbaye678/
Zimbeiha677/
Smbae673/
Sembaiyo673/
Chimbiye672/
Shimbayi672/
Shimbeja672/
Zimbehya671/
Simbeitt671/
Shimbeyi671/
Shimboyi671/
Shimwaya671/
Shimbuyi671/
Ssembeya671/
Ssembija671/
Djimbaya671/

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