Simemba Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Simemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 425 | 1:124,569 | 11,765 |
| Zambia | 223 | 1:71,076 | 6,177 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Simemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simemba is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Simemba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simemba? popularity and diffusion
Simemba is the 504,389th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. Simemba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simemba reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 124,569. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 34 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saimemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shimemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simeemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simaemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simmba | 92 | 238 | / |
| Simamba | 86 | 787 | / |
| Zimemba | 86 | 26 | / |
| Sememba | 86 | 25 | / |
| Simembe | 86 | 25 | / |
| Simimba | 86 | 11 | / |
| Simmbau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simembi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simembo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simaamba | 80 | 234 | / |
| Shimomba | 80 | 54 | / |
| Shimamba | 80 | 49 | / |
| Simaimba | 80 | 44 | / |
| Chimemba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Simuumba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shimembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simember | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gimmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zimmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simahamba | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shimaamba | 75 | 15 | / |
| Simambo | 71 | 219 | / |
| Semamba | 71 | 37 | / |
| Semimba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zimamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimmbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gememba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simenbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimmbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimimba | 67 | 5,527 | / |
| Simaambo | 67 | 798 | / |
| Chimembe | 67 | 628 | / |
| Zimhamba | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ssemamba | 67 | 100 | / |
| Shimambo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Semhomba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ssemembe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simuumbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssemimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimenbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shemamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimenbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simaimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semmamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhimamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simambou | 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 Simemba
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