Simkanga Surname
Approximately 2,968 people bear this surname
Simkanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,967 | 1:17,843 | 2,285 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simkanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simkanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simkanga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simkanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Simkanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,903rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,455,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simkanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,967 people, or 1 in 17,843. In Tanzania Simkanga is most common in: Songwe Region, where 72 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Simkanga is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simkana | 93 | 215 | / |
| Sinkanga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Semkanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shinkanga | 82 | 59 | / |
| Chimkanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simkano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semkonga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Senkanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cinkanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zinkanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimkango | 71 | 2,500 | / |
| Ssenkanga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Senkhanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simkogha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimkano | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chinkango | 59 | 1,101 | / |
| Zinkongha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sienkongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simekogou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shinkongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chinkhonga | 56 | 9 | / |
| Semkogo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chimkono | 50 | 418 | / |
| Sinqongo | 50 | 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 Simkanga
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