Simwamu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Simwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Simwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwamu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Simwamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simwamu is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Simwamu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 50 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Simwamu
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