Simwase Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Simwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Simwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simwase is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simwase.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwase? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwase are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 208,552. In Zambia Simwase is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 87 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semwase | 86 | 11 | / |
| Simwese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simwaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simwasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimwase | 80 | 10 | / |
| Shimwaze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shimwese | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simwishe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwazie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwaase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbas | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dzimwashe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbage | 71 | 174 | / |
| Simwaza | 71 | 140 | / |
| Shinwas | 71 | 35 | / |
| Simwezi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Semwasi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Jimwasy | 71 | 11 | / |
| Siembas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimwas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimwatshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinwash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimwash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimbas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembease | 67 | 198 | / |
| Zimwasha | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shimwezi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssemwasi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimwasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simuache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinwosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwazza | 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 Simwase
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis