Simbuwa Surname
Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname
Simbuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,388 | 1:11,419 | 1,315 |
| Namibia | 209 | 1:11,528 | 2,188 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Simbuwa (333) may also be a first name.
Simbuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simbuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simbuwa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simbuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simbuwa is the 243,428th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,449,051 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simbuwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simbuwa is also the 479,726th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 333 people.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,388 people, or 1 in 11,419. In Zambia Simbuwa is primarily found in: Western Province, where 54 percent live, Northern Province, where 15 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimbuwa | 93 | 28 | / |
| Simbuwaz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shimmbuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simbuwe | 86 | 46 | / |
| Sembuwa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Zimbuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimbuwa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Simbusua | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ssembuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbouwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimbueva | 75 | 62 | / |
| Simbowe | 71 | 2,446 | / |
| Zimbuva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simbowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbuwe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Simbieva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zimbowah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chimbuva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zhimbueva | 63 | 39 | / |
| Shimbieva | 63 | 5 | / |
| Shymbueva | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sembubi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Zimbuvi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sembieva | 53 | 399 | / |
| Chimbuvi | 53 | 10 | / |
| Ssembubi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Sembuubi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chimbuve | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ssembuubi | 50 | 5 | / |
| Zhimbieva | 50 | 4 | / |
| Shynbueva | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Simbuwa
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