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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simtowe.
How Common Is The Last Name Simtowe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 156,607th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,607,351 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simtowe reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Simtowe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,692 people, or 1 in 31,289. In Tanzania Simtowe is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 57 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 23 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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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