Simpokolwe Surname

163,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simpokolwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Simpokolwe 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
Zambia1,7211:9,2101,085
Tanzania5691:93,0439,294
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Simpokolwe Last Name Facts

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

Simpokolwe occurs most in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simpokolwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 163,213th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,737,621 people. Simpokolwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simpokolwe live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Simpokolwe is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,721 people, or 1 in 9,210. In Zambia Simpokolwe is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 70 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live and Central Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Malawi, where 14 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
Simphokolwe954/
Simpokolwa902/
Chimpokolwe861/
Simpokolo8414/
Simbokola74105/
Simpukile7439/
Simbokolo745/
Simpukale743/
Simpakl711/
Sambokol6725/
Sampikol671/
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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 Simpokolwe
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