Simpokolwe Surname
Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname
Simpokolwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,721 | 1:9,210 | 1,085 |
| Tanzania | 569 | 1:93,043 | 9,294 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Simpokolwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simpokolwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simpokolwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simpokolwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 163,213th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,737,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simpokolwe are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Simpokolwe is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,721 people, or 1 in 9,210. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 70 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside and Central Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simphokolwe | 95 | 4 | / |
| Simpokolwa | 90 | 2 | / |
| Chimpokolwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simpokolo | 84 | 14 | / |
| Simbokola | 74 | 105 | / |
| Simpukile | 74 | 39 | / |
| Simbokolo | 74 | 5 | / |
| Simpukale | 74 | 3 | / |
| Simpakl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambokol | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sampikol | 67 | 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
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- 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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