Simpongo Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Simpongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Simpongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simpongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simpongo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simpongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simpongo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Simpongo is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,320,827. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 50 percent are found, Western Province, where 33 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simponga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ssempongo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shimpango | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimpongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sibongo | 80 | 665 | / |
| Sempogo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Sivongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simpunga | 75 | 2,529 | / |
| Simpanga | 75 | 248 | / |
| Ssempogo | 75 | 180 | / |
| Soempono | 75 | 48 | / |
| Shibongo | 75 | 26 | / |
| Jmpongoh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sibhongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sempango | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimpango | 71 | 1,921 | / |
| Zimphango | 71 | 316 | / |
| Ssempango | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shimpunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sibogo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sbongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimpanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssempoggo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibonga | 67 | 3,830 | / |
| Sibango | 67 | 1,571 | / |
| Simpano | 67 | 340 | / |
| Chimphango | 67 | 211 | / |
| Shivogo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Zibongo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Simpana | 67 | 67 | / |
| Sivango | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sebongo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sibamgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cibongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sempona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shibogo | 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 Simpongo
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