Simunyanga Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simunyanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simunyanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia891:178,08912,157
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116

Simunyanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simunyanga occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simunyanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simunyanga is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simunyanga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Simunyanga is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 178,089. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 55 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 44 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 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
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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 Simunyanga
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