Simwaka Surname
Approximately 17,385 people bear this surname
Simwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 12,495 | 1:1,370 | 128 |
| Zambia | 2,854 | 1:5,554 | 667 |
| Tanzania | 1,976 | 1:26,792 | 3,240 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Simwaka (32) may also be a first name.
Simwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simwaka is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,708th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 419,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwaka reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 12,495 people, or 1 in 1,370. Excluding Malawi Simwaka occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwaka | 93 | 99 | / |
| Simwaaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simweka | 86 | 20 | / |
| Simuaka | 86 | 18 | / |
| Semwaka | 86 | 14 | / |
| Simwake | 86 | 9 | / |
| Simwako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 80 | 31 | / |
| Saimbaka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shemwaka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gimwakat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwatka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbauka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaaka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimwakai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimweka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zimuaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbaqa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwaiko | 67 | 435 | / |
| Simwaque | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simbouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimueka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimbake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szimweiski | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zimveka | 57 | 439 | / |
| Simbaco | 57 | 263 | / |
| Simboko | 57 | 10 | / |
| Zimbake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gembaka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shimboko | 53 | 5 | / |
| Zimbacca | 53 | 3 | / |
| Simbokou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Simuache | 53 | 1 | / |
| Simbaque | 53 | 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
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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 Simwaka
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