Simbwa Surname
Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname
Simbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,014 | 1:19,384 | 2,884 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Simbwa (25) may also be a first name.
Simbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simbwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Simbwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simbwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 198,900th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,468,608 people. Simbwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simbwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 25 people.
The surname Simbwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,014 people, or 1 in 19,384. In Uganda Simbwa is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Luweero District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Uganda Simbwa exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssimbwa | 92 | 3,563 | / |
| Shimbwa | 92 | 131 | / |
| Zimbwa | 83 | 576 | / |
| Sembwa | 83 | 192 | / |
| Simbua | 83 | 126 | / |
| Simbwe | 83 | 95 | / |
| Simbwi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Simbwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwa | 77 | 704 | / |
| Shimbwe | 77 | 62 | / |
| Ssembwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zimbhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssimbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simbuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seimebua | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shiembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembua | 67 | 522 | / |
| Zembwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sinbua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sembwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Simbui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sempwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gembwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimbua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jembwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Symbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbba | 67 | 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 Simbwa
- 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