Simungu Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Simungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 80 | 1:198,124 | 13,036 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Simungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simungu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simungu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simungu is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 198,124. In Zambia Simungu is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 98 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simuungu | 93 | 71 | / |
| Shimungu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Simungus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simaungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simunu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Simugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simutengu | 88 | 1,178 | / |
| Gimungu | 86 | 39 | / |
| Cimungu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Zimungu | 86 | 20 | / |
| Semungu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saimunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimungu | 80 | 1,063 | / |
| Zimhungu | 80 | 214 | / |
| Simongou | 80 | 42 | / |
| Semungus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ssemungu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zimunu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Semugu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Simogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simaunaud | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chimhungu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Semunggau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simhongou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimunhu | 71 | 1,556 | / |
| Chimutengu | 71 | 51 | / |
| Chimunu | 71 | 50 | / |
| Zimhunu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chimugu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semunau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semunup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimunhu | 67 | 1,535 | / |
| Zimhunhu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Semougou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chemungu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zimhingu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chimhunu | 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
- 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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