Simwanja Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Simwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwanja occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Simwanja are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia Simwanja is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 97 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwaanja | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simwanza | 88 | 27,536 | / |
| Semwanja | 88 | 7 | / |
| Simwania | 88 | 4 | / |
| Simwansa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Simwanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simwanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanja | 82 | 199 | / |
| Shimwanza | 82 | 21 | / |
| Simwanzaa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwanja | 82 | 3 | / |
| Simwanzah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simwaanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semwanje | 75 | 35 | / |
| Semwanza | 75 | 32 | / |
| Semwanya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Simbania | 75 | 8 | / |
| Simwamza | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sembanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jimwanjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimwanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gimbanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwanji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanza | 71 | 604 | / |
| Ssemwanje | 71 | 81 | / |
| Ssemwanya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Shimuanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbeanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbaña | 67 | 2,067 | / |
| Ssemwanjje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssemwannya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanh'a | 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
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- 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 Simwanja
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