Simwelo Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Simwelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Simwelo Demographics
Simwelo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Simwelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simwelo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Simwelo.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,321,499th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwelo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 61 percent live, Kakamega County, where 36 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Simwelo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwelo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simwello | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simwelloh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simwela | 86 | 6,771 | / |
| Simbelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simwalo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shimwela | 80 | 2,921 | / |
| Simweela | 80 | 163 | / |
| Simbelou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Chimwelo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Simuhelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwilou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimweela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simwala | 71 | 1,129 | / |
| Senwelo | 71 | 900 | / |
| Simbilo | 71 | 87 | / |
| Simwila | 71 | 50 | / |
| Simbela | 71 | 29 | / |
| Gimwela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sembelo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sinbelo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Semwalo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zimbelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sinuelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gimbelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwaala | 67 | 98 | / |
| Simwalya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Shimwala | 67 | 85 | / |
| Chimwela | 67 | 41 | / |
| Shimbela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Simbilio | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sembelou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ssemwalo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shimwila | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simvella | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simbelia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sinbelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwela | 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 Simwelo
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