Simbuta Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Simbuta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100 | 1:529,416 | 34,350 |
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Simbuta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simbuta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simbuta occurs most in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simbuta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simbuta is the 1,189,614th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Simbuta are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 529,416. In Tanzania Simbuta is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 44 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimbuta | 93 | 2 | / |
| Simbota | 86 | 2,377 | / |
| Gimbuta | 86 | 50 | / |
| Simbuto | 86 | 25 | / |
| Gimbutas | 80 | 60 | / |
| Chimbuta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sembouta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimbuto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbotah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djimbouta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbuste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimbausta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simboti | 71 | 144 | / |
| Zimbota | 71 | 105 | / |
| Cimbota | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sembuto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gimbutaitė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbote | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbuto | 67 | 1,020 | / |
| Gembutas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Simbothi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simbotie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simbotti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simbotih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sembouti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzimbota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimbuiti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbhothi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Djimboutou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Simwoto | 57 | 49 | / |
| Jembuto | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chimvuto | 53 | 35 | / |
| Djmbouto | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwota | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shembote | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zemboute | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zeambotay | 50 | 1 | / |
| Djinbouto | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Simbuta
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis