Simungu Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia801:198,12413,036
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Simungu Last Name Facts

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

Simungu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simungu is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simungu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 198,124. In Zambia Simungu is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 98 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simuungu9371/
Shimungu932/
Simungus931/
Simaungu931/
Simunu928/
Simugu921/
Simutengu881,178/
Gimungu8639/
Cimungu8634/
Zimungu8620/
Semungu866/
Saimunu861/
Chimungu801,063/
Zimhungu80214/
Simongou8042/
Semungus805/
Ssemungu802/
Zimunu7756/
Semugu773/
Simogu771/
Simaunaud7515/
Chimhungu758/
Semunggau751/
Simhongou751/
Zimunhu711,556/
Chimutengu7151/
Chimunu7150/
Zimhunu717/
Chimugu712/
Semunau711/
Semunup711/
Chimunhu671,535/
Zimhunhu6722/
Semougou6712/
Chemungu6711/
Zimhingu6710/
Chimhunu671/

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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 Simungu
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