Simchimba Surname
Approximately 7,875 people bear this surname
Simchimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,950 | 1:7,617 | 990 |
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simchimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simchimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simchimba is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Simchimba.
How Common Is The Last Name Simchimba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,613th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 925,403 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simchimba reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,950 people, or 1 in 7,617. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 72 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simchimbi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sinchimba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Semchimba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simchembo | 78 | 18 | / |
| Chinchimba | 74 | 2 | / |
| Chismhimba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Singimba | 71 | 63 | / |
| Sinsimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinzimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingimba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chinzemba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chinjimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shingimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinjemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinchembo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Singemba | 59 | 81 | / |
| Cengimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sengimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Singimbo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Schenzembach | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chingembo | 56 | 31 | / |
| Chinsembo | 56 | 5 | / |
| Chinjembo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ssensimba | 56 | 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 Simchimba
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