Simliwa Surname

189,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Simliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Simliwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo2,2051:3,287494
Benin281:369,12927,947

Simliwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simliwa is more frequently found in Togo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simliwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Simliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,210th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,263,567 people. The surname Simliwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simliwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Togo, where it is carried by 2,205 people, or 1 in 3,287. Beside Togo Simliwa is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simlewa867/
Shemliwa80167/
Shimlewis631/
Semleva5711/
Zimeleva533/
Semlyova533/
Shemleva532/
Shymeleva502/
Semlevich502/
Schemleva501/
Shimlever501/
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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 Simliwa
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