Simbwi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Simbwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Simbwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simbwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simbwi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Simbwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Simbwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Simbwi are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Simbwi is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 93 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Simbwi is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 19 percent live and Iceland, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simbwa | 83 | 2,101 | / |
| Simbwe | 83 | 95 | / |
| Simbui | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ssimbwa | 77 | 3,563 | / |
| Chimbwi | 77 | 523 | / |
| Shimbwa | 77 | 131 | / |
| Shimbwe | 77 | 62 | / |
| Cimbwiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssimbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simbhui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zimbwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwiz | 71 | 41 | / |
| Shiembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Syombwii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbwe | 67 | 715 | / |
| Zimbwa | 67 | 576 | / |
| Sembwa | 67 | 192 | / |
| Jimbwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sembwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sembui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jimbui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simpui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbui | 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 Simbwi
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