Simwali Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Simwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Simwali (21) may also be a first name.
Simwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwali is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Simwali click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwali? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwali are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 546,549. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 93 percent live and Southern Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwala | 86 | 1,129 | / |
| Simwale | 86 | 813 | / |
| Semwali | 86 | 785 | / |
| Gimwali | 86 | 88 | / |
| Simbali | 86 | 29 | / |
| Simwaale | 80 | 290 | / |
| Shimbali | 80 | 224 | / |
| Simwaala | 80 | 98 | / |
| Simwalya | 80 | 97 | / |
| Shimwala | 80 | 85 | / |
| Simbaliy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chimwali | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simwaile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saimbali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinwali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sembali | 71 | 531 | / |
| Cimbali | 71 | 170 | / |
| Zimbali | 71 | 64 | / |
| Simbale | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gimbali | 71 | 18 | / |
| Simwele | 71 | 6 | / |
| Simuoli | 71 | 5 | / |
| Semwaly | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simuale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sinbali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Senwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimwaleed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinuali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simweele | 67 | 49 | / |
| Simbolei | 67 | 46 | / |
| Seambali | 67 | 27 | / |
| Simbalaj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cimballi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Simvalla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sinualai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbalay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssembali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shinwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimbale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simballe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbaali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssimbale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimualli | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Simwali
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