Simbulo Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simbulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia501:316,99817,478
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Simbulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simbulo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbulo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Simbulo is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Simbulo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Simbulo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Simbulo is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 42 percent are found, Western Province, where 38 percent are found and Southern Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimbulo9334/
Simboulou886/
Simbula862,038/
Simbolo86362/
Sembulo86113/
Zimbulo861/
Jimbulo861/
Simbulas80773/
Shimbula80151/
Tjimbulo8027/
Chimbulo8017/
Simbulya805/
Gimbuloy804/
Shembulo802/
Simboula801/
Smbolo771/
Zimboulou752/
Simvoulio751/
Shimbuela751/
Semboulou751/
Simbola71152/
Sembolo7196/
Sembula7191/
Cimbolo7171/
Zimbula7148/
Zimbolo7118/
Simvula7113/
Symbula7112/
Jimbula719/
Symbolo718/
Cimbula713/
Djimboulou712/
Símbula711/
Símbolo711/
Shimvula67178/
Chimbula67105/
Simbolia6724/
Djimbula6712/
Simboela677/
Shembula673/
Simbhola673/
Sembulas672/
Sembulia671/
Sembulat671/
Sinbulas671/
Simvulas671/
Gemboulo671/
Sembulah671/

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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 Simbulo
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