Simwai Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Simwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Simwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwai occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Simwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,817,111th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Simwai is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwai are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Simwai is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 34 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Simwai
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