Simumba Surname
Approximately 6,973 people bear this surname
Simumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5,362 | 1:2,956 | 373 |
| Tanzania | 1,240 | 1:42,695 | 4,855 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Simumba (58) may also be a first name.
Simumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simumba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simumba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 70,879th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,045,109 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simumba are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simumba is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 58 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 5,362 people, or 1 in 2,956. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 40 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimumba | 93 | 193 | / |
| Simaumba | 93 | 42 | / |
| Simuumba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Simumbau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simumbah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simutemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simumbo | 86 | 553 | / |
| Simimba | 86 | 11 | / |
| Simumbi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Jimumba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simumbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zimumba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simuchimba | 82 | 4,224 | / |
| Shimumbi | 80 | 372 | / |
| Chimumba | 80 | 107 | / |
| Shimomba | 80 | 54 | / |
| Simuumbe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shimumbo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simaumbi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shimoomba | 75 | 438 | / |
| Semutimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simutembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simutembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimaunba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simuchembo | 71 | 44 | / |
| Semimba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simonba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimutemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimumwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semhomba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chemumba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssemimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Simumba
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