Simkala Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Simkala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simkala (Hindi: सीमकला) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simkala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simkala live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 67 percent live, Iringa Region, where 17 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simkala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simkala in the Hindi language
सीमकलाsimakala50
सिमकलाsimakala50

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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 Simkala
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