Simwanga Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Simwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Simwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwanga is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Simwanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Simwanga live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 264,165. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 83 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwanga | 94 | 90 | / |
| Simwaanga | 94 | 5 | / |
| Simwatenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Semwanga | 88 | 2,275 | / |
| Cimwanga | 88 | 75 | / |
| Gimwanga | 88 | 64 | / |
| Simwange | 88 | 55 | / |
| Simwango | 88 | 19 | / |
| Simwonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simuanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanga | 82 | 8,152 | / |
| Chimwanga | 82 | 2,452 | / |
| Shimuanga | 82 | 82 | / |
| Simbainga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semwaanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwang'a | 78 | 152 | / |
| Ssemwaanga | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chimwan'ga | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sseemwanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cimuanga | 75 | 91 | / |
| Gimuanga | 75 | 82 | / |
| Simbango | 75 | 37 | / |
| Simbange | 75 | 8 | / |
| Senwanga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sinwonga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Semwangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwamga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaningi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chimwango | 71 | 445 | / |
| Shimbango | 71 | 100 | / |
| Chimwangi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chinwanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Simbongai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimuanga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Simbhangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simbaingo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sinwonnga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwango | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimwonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwamga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssembanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbonggai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ssemwangye | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Simwanga
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