Simwami Surname
Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname
Simwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,264 | 1:12,539 | 1,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simwami (24) may also be a first name.
Simwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwami is most common in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simwami is the 294,637th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwami are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simwami is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.
Simwami is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,264 people, or 1 in 12,539. In Zambia Simwami is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 77 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwaami | 93 | 197 | / |
| Shimwami | 93 | 89 | / |
| Semwami | 86 | 9 | / |
| Simbami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Simwama | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shimbami | 80 | 79 | / |
| Ssemwami | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chimwami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemwami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sinwama | 71 | 14 | / |
| Zemwami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semwama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwami | 67 | 68 | / |
| Sinnwama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssembami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemwemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwamiy | 63 | 2 | / |
| Simouhamed | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simveme | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ssimouhamed | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shimbome | 53 | 149 | / |
| Shimbomeh | 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 Simwami
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