Simsokwe Surname
Approximately 1,958 people bear this surname
Simsokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,722 | 1:30,744 | 3,645 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simsokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simsokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simsokwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simsokwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simsokwe is the 210,752nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,721,934 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simsokwe are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,722 people, or 1 in 30,744. In Tanzania Simsokwe is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 69 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 21 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Simsokwe
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