Simwamba Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Simwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 192 | 1:82,552 | 6,971 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Simwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simwamba is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Simwamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwamba reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Simwamba is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 82,552. In Zambia Simwamba is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 45 percent live, Central Province, where 31 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwamba | 94 | 91 | / |
| Simwaamba | 94 | 4 | / |
| Shimwaamba | 89 | 4 | / |
| Simwemba | 88 | 470 | / |
| Simwambi | 88 | 256 | / |
| Simbamba | 88 | 122 | / |
| Zimwamba | 88 | 47 | / |
| Semwamba | 88 | 10 | / |
| Simwanba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simweemba | 82 | 3,100 | / |
| Chimwamba | 82 | 100 | / |
| Shimbamba | 82 | 63 | / |
| Simwambie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siembamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimweemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gimbamba | 75 | 172 | / |
| Simbambo | 75 | 40 | / |
| Semwemba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Semwambi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Simwembo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simwanva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimbamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimbamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shimbambo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimwambo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimuamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbombo | 63 | 222 | / |
| Zimbambo | 63 | 141 | / |
| Simbombe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zimbomba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sinbambo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zimbambi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sembambo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbombi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simboombo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chinwanba | 59 | 3 | / |
| Shembambo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwombe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shimbombo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chimuambe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cimbombo | 50 | 62 | / |
| Zimbombi | 50 | 27 | / |
| Zimbombo | 50 | 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 Simwamba
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