Simfukwe Surname

10,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simfukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simfukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia27,2441:58274
Tanzania18,3831:2,880398
Malawi8,9921:1,904217
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Simfukwe (43) may also be a first name.

Simfukwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simfukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Simfukwe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simfukwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,275th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 133,111 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simfukwe live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 27,244 people, or 1 in 582. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 33 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 20 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zambia Simfukwe occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and Malawi, where 16 percent reside.

Simfukwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simfukwe last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Simfukwe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning R 240,144 per year and in United States they earn 35.44% less than the national average, earning $27,859 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simfunkwe9421/
Simufukwe942/
Shimfukwe942/
Simfukuwe941/
Simfukwee941/
Simfuke931/
Semfukwe8833/
Simfikwe884/
Simfukwa884/
Sinfukwe881/
Simvukwe881/
Shinfukwe821/
Simfuego7540/
Siamfuko7514/
Simafuko752/
Siamafuku71105/
Semfke718/
Siamafuka711/
Siamufuku711/
Semfuko67336/
Somfuka671/
Samufuk671/

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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
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  • 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 Simfukwe
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