Simweka Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Simweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Simweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simweka is most common in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simweka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Simweka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simweka reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Simweka is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 95 percent reside and Collines Department, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Benin Simweka is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwaka | 86 | 17,385 | / |
| Jimweka | 86 | 161 | / |
| Sinweka | 86 | 75 | / |
| Simwika | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zimweka | 86 | 7 | / |
| Simweke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaka | 80 | 99 | / |
| Chimweka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shimueka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zimveka | 71 | 439 | / |
| Simbeko | 71 | 22 | / |
| Semwaka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Synweka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szimweiski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimweke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbika | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 67 | 31 | / |
| Simwiche | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shemwaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simbekui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sinwekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimweki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuiska | 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 Simweka
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