Simsonga Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Simsonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Simsonga 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
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Simsonga Last Name Facts

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

Simsonga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simsonga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simsonga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Simsonga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania Simsonga is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 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
Simsonas8821/
Simsonge881/
Simsonea881/
Ssinsonga822/
Simzounga821/
Simsiongo821/
Sensonga7547/
Sinzonga7517/
Semsanga758/
Shimsana751/
Shemsanga71772/
Chimsanga71163/
Sinzounga71107/
Ssensonga7173/
Ssenjonga713/
Ssenzonga711/
Shemshunga675/
Chimsangah671/
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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 Simsonga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis