Simkoko Surname

28,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Simkoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simkoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania16,3181:3,244450
Malawi2,6401:6,485933
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Simkoko (11) may also be a first name.

Simkoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simkoko is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simkoko? popularity and diffusion

Simkoko is the 28,318th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 384,081 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simkoko live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Simkoko is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Simkoko is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16,318 people, or 1 in 3,244. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 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 Simkoko
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