Simbowa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Simbowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Simbowa Last Name Facts

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

Simbowa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Simbowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbowa? popularity and diffusion

Simbowa is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Simbowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Simbowa reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 62 percent are found, Kampala District, where 24 percent are found and Kiboga District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Simbowa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimbowa9336/
Simboywa934/
Simbow922/
Simbawa86891/
Zimbowa86243/
Simbova865/
Simbowo861/
Sembowa861/
Chimbowa80614/
Simbawah80199/
Shimbova8039/
Ssembowa8014/
Zimbowah8013/
Suimbawa806/
Simboywo801/
Simbobai801/
Simbob7731/
Simbaf7730/
Simbov775/
Simbab771/
Schimbova7514/
Simbhobai751/
Simb73705/
Siembab711,103/
Sembawa71734/
Shimbov7145/
Chimbohwai7113/
Simbaba718/
Simbová717/
Simbava713/
Simpova712/
Simbawo712/
Simbabo712/
Simbovo712/
Sembova711/
Šimbova711/
Cimbova711/
Zimbawa711/
Shimbaba67471/
Sembawah67280/
Chimbawa6767/
Simbt6733/
Chimbova6730/
Shimboff6726/
Chimbowo6720/
Saimb6716/
Dzimbova6714/
Ssembawa675/
Shimbawo675/
Shimb674/
Siemb674/
Schimbov674/
Simbh673/
Shimbabo672/
Sheimbob671/
Shimbosf671/
Ziembova671/
Simeb670/
Simbs670/

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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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  • 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 Simbowa
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