Simundwe Surname
Approximately 691 people bear this surname
Simundwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 649 | 1:81,574 | 8,366 |
| Zambia | 42 | 1:377,379 | 19,273 |
Simundwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simundwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simundwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simundwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Simundwe? popularity and diffusion
Simundwe is the 482,070th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,546,376 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simundwe are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Simundwe is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 81,574. In Tanzania Simundwe is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 82 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Simundwe occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 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 Simundwe
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