Simuchembu Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Simuchembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 217 | 1:73,041 | 6,311 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
Simuchembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simuchembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simuchembu occurs most in Zambia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simuchembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 956,400th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simuchembu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 73,041. In Zambia Simuchembu is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 72 percent are found, Southern Province, where 24 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simchembu | 95 | 194 | / |
| Simucembu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Simuchembo | 90 | 44 | / |
| Simuchumbu | 90 | 2 | / |
| Simchembo | 84 | 18 | / |
| Simumbu | 82 | 56 | / |
| Simuchimba | 80 | 4,224 | / |
| Simuchumba | 80 | 23 | / |
| Simuchomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simumbau | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simuchuumba | 76 | 1 | / |
| Simchimba | 74 | 7,875 | / |
| Simchombe | 74 | 13 | / |
| Simchimbi | 74 | 3 | / |
| Samuchimba | 70 | 3 | / |
| Simuchimpa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Syamuchimba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Chimumbu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Somchompu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simchompoo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Somchompoo | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Simuchembu
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