Simkamba Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Simkamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simkamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Simkamba Last Name Facts

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

Simkamba is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Simkamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Simkamba? popularity and diffusion

Simkamba is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simkamba are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Simkamba is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 44 percent reside.

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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 Simkamba
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