Simumbu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia551:288,18016,490
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Simumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simumbu occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simumbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Simumbu? popularity and diffusion

Simumbu is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Simumbu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 288,180. In Zambia Simumbu is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 58 percent are found and Southern Province, where 42 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 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 Simumbu
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