Simtowe Surname
Approximately 2,795 people bear this surname
Simtowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,692 | 1:31,289 | 3,701 |
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simtowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simtowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simtowe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simtowe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simtowe is the 156,607th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,607,351 people. The surname Simtowe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simtowe live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 31,289. In Tanzania Simtowe is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 57 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 23 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, 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 Simtowe
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