Simwela Surname
Approximately 6,771 people bear this surname
Simwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,914 | 1:3,484 | 458 |
| Tanzania | 1,395 | 1:37,951 | 4,373 |
| Zambia | 459 | 1:34,531 | 3,489 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Simwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwela occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Simwela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simwela is the 72,770th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,076,288 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwela are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Simwela is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 4,914 people, or 1 in 3,484. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwela | 93 | 2,921 | / |
| Simweela | 93 | 163 | / |
| Shimweela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simwala | 86 | 1,129 | / |
| Simwelo | 86 | 170 | / |
| Simwila | 86 | 50 | / |
| Simbela | 86 | 29 | / |
| Gimwela | 86 | 9 | / |
| Simwele | 86 | 6 | / |
| Simwaala | 80 | 98 | / |
| Simwalya | 80 | 97 | / |
| Shimwala | 80 | 85 | / |
| Simweele | 80 | 49 | / |
| Chimwela | 80 | 41 | / |
| Shimbela | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shimwila | 80 | 7 | / |
| Simvella | 80 | 6 | / |
| Simbelia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shimwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwello | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimwelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simwelloh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbila | 71 | 4,025 | / |
| Simbele | 71 | 445 | / |
| Sembela | 71 | 429 | / |
| Siñuela | 71 | 63 | / |
| Cimbela | 71 | 56 | / |
| Simwile | 71 | 9 | / |
| Senwela | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sinbela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zimwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwele | 67 | 255 | / |
| Chimweli | 67 | 136 | / |
| Simbilah | 67 | 75 | / |
| Semwilai | 67 | 54 | / |
| Sinwilat | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shimbele | 67 | 27 | / |
| Simbelou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sinwilai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shimbila | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chimwelo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Simvalla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sembelia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssembela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssemwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimvala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuhelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemwele | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Simwela
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