Simpila Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Simpila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Simpila (29) may also be a first name.
Simpila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simpila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simpila occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simpila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Simpila live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread forename internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 406,408. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 82 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live and Eastern Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 3 percent live.
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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 Simpila
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