Simwa Surname

186,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Simwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1691:21,2912,443
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Simwa (322) may also be a first name.

Simwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simwa occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Simwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,470th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,208,959 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Simwa is also the 488,964th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 322 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 21,291. In Kenya Simwa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Vihiga County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kenya Simwa is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Simwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimwa912,824/
Simwai91103/
Simewa9130/
Simway9111/
Simhwa911/
Simwaa911/
Ssimwa911/
Simwah911/
Simwaya83390/
Shimwua836/
Simehwa831/
Shimway831/
Simba8088,295/
Jimwa802,235/
Sinwa80240/
Semwa80184/
Simwe80167/
Simua8093/
Zimwa8015/
Gimwa8015/
Simwi807/
Simva804/
Ximwa801/
Shimwaya771/
Shimba7324,501/
Simbai731,279/
Shimwe73264/
Simmba73238/
Chimwa73223/
Shinwa73202/
Soimba7396/
Saimua7361/
Shimua7357/
Saimba7338/
Simbau7331/
Siemba7325/
Simuat7323/
Simbay7319/
Ssimba7314/
Simuha7313/
Sinwai7312/
Simewo7311/
Sismwo739/
Semwah736/
Shemwa736/
Simbaa734/
Ssimwe734/
Sximba734/
Simhva733/
Sinwah733/
Zimwai732/
Simbea732/
Sisnwa732/
Sienwa732/
Jesmwa731/
Zimway731/
Simbaj731/
Sinway731/
Zzimwa731/
Suimba731/
Simbaÿ731/
Simvoa731/
Szimba731/
Szymwa731/
Simwer731/
Gimhwa731/
Jimwea731/
Dzimwa731/
Simwee731/
Simbha731/
Semmwa731/
Simhua731/
Sinwad731/
Cimwai731/
Chimwai671,280/
Chimwat67177/
Shaimba6759/
Sinmbai6738/
Shinwah6725/
Suinwai6713/
Shuimba6711/
Semwaya6711/
Shimbau675/
Shinwai675/
Chimway674/
Shymway673/
Shimwoo673/
Shimbai673/
Shemway672/
Sheimba672/
Suimbay672/
Chimwas672/
Shimbay671/
Saimbha671/
Saimvaj671/
Zimwash671/
Simbaða671/
Simbhai671/
Simmbau671/
Sinweah671/
Sinwash671/
Shhimba671/
Sihmbah671/
Saimbai671/
Saimuaa671/
Seimuaa671/
Semwatz671/
Syomwai671/
Shemwua671/
Sinwath671/
Chimwad671/
Shinway670/

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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 Simwa
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