Simchembu Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Simchembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 193 | 1:79,991 | 11,722 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Simchembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simchembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simchembu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Simchembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simchembu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,210,518th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Simchembu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simchembu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simchembu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 79,991. In Zimbabwe Simchembu is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 93 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found and Harare Province, where 1 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simuchembu | 95 | 273 | / |
| Simcembu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simchehembu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Simchembo | 89 | 18 | / |
| Simuchembo | 84 | 44 | / |
| Simuchumbu | 84 | 2 | / |
| Simchimba | 78 | 7,875 | / |
| Simchombe | 78 | 13 | / |
| Simchimbi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Simuchimba | 74 | 4,224 | / |
| Simuchumba | 74 | 23 | / |
| Simuchomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simuchuumba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chingembu | 67 | 511 | / |
| Chinsembu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chinzembu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Somchompu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semchimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simchompoo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simuchimpa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimhimvu | 56 | 33 | / |
| Chingimbu | 56 | 9 | / |
| Somchompoo | 53 | 14 | / |
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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 Simchembu
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