Simwalizi Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Simwalizi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 237 | 1:223,382 | 18,549 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
Simwalizi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwalizi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwalizi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwalizi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simwalizi is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Simwalizi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwalizi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 223,382. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simuwalizi | 95 | 51 | / |
| Simwalazi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Simwaliza | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simwalizo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simwalizya | 84 | 90 | / |
| Simwaalizya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simalweza | 67 | 127 | / |
| Simbolisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwelezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamalweza | 63 | 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
- 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 Simwalizi
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