Simwana Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Simwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Simwana (180) may also be a first name.
Simwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwana has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simwana.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Simwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwana live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Simwana is also the 679,247th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 180 people.
The surname Simwana is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwan'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simwaanga | 88 | 5 | / |
| Simbana | 86 | 3,748 | / |
| Semwana | 86 | 18 | / |
| Simwani | 86 | 18 | / |
| Sinwana | 86 | 12 | / |
| Zimwana | 86 | 6 | / |
| Simwena | 86 | 5 | / |
| Simbaina | 80 | 714 | / |
| Chimwana | 80 | 236 | / |
| Simweena | 80 | 167 | / |
| Sinwatna | 80 | 157 | / |
| Simbanai | 80 | 113 | / |
| Shinwana | 80 | 65 | / |
| Sinwanah | 80 | 54 | / |
| Simwango | 80 | 19 | / |
| Shimbana | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shimuana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sinwanna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Simbayna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simwaani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simuanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Syomwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimuanga | 75 | 82 | / |
| Semwaanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbaña | 71 | 2,067 | / |
| Senwana | 71 | 228 | / |
| Sembana | 71 | 125 | / |
| Simbane | 71 | 72 | / |
| Gimbana | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zemwana | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ximbana | 71 | 15 | / |
| Semwane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simbona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwaanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sinbana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gemwana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Xinwana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semwani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simbanj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simvano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sseemwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanh'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbauni | 67 | 228 | / |
| Chimwano | 67 | 163 | / |
| Cimuanga | 67 | 91 | / |
| Simboina | 67 | 53 | / |
| Simbaine | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sinwanno | 67 | 37 | / |
| Semwanje | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sinuanai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zimbanai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shembana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sembhana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shimbane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Senwanna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simbanyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Senwanga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sen'wana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinwanah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simvanit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimbano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimuangnai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjemvana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemwena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simmwoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehmbana | 67 | 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 Simwana
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