Simutanda Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simutanda Surname User-submission:

The Simutanda surname was originated to their forefathers action, when they were being conquered by other tribes from Tanzania. The used to destroy other tribes things by fire and run away when they are defeated by another tribe. Until when they reached Northern province in Zambia, settled at Mbita village along Mbala Nakonde road in 1960s.

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Simutanda Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9771:16,2231,824
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Simutanda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Simutanda surname was originated to their forefathers action, when they were being conquered by other tribes from Tanzania. The used to destroy other tribes things by fire and run away when they are defeated by another tribe. Until when they reached Northern province in Zambia, settled at Mbita village along Mbala Nakonde road in 1960s. Every tribe were scared of there action of destroying things by fire and they started calling them simutanda.

- simutanda
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Simutanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simutanda is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simutanda? popularity and diffusion

Simutanda is the 362,542nd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simutanda reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 977 people, or 1 in 16,223. In Zambia Simutanda is most common in: Muchinga Province, where 44 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia Simutanda is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simutande893/
Zimutanda891/
Simutandi891/
Chimutanda84777/
Chimutandah807/
Simutondo781/
Chimutande741/
Chimutando741/
Ssemitanda741/
Chimutondo63269/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simutanda
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