Simwelo Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Simwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Simwelo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simwelo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Simwelo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simwelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwelo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Simwelo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya Simwelo is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 61 percent live, Kakamega County, where 36 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Simwelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Simwelo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimwelo931/
Simwello931/
Simwelloh881/
Simwela866,771/
Simbelo861/
Simwalo861/
Shimwela802,921/
Simweela80163/
Simbelou8015/
Chimwelo808/
Simuhelo801/
Simwilou801/
Shimweela751/
Simwala711,129/
Senwelo71900/
Simbilo7187/
Simwila7150/
Simbela7129/
Gimwela719/
Sembelo716/
Sinbelo715/
Semwalo714/
Zimbelo712/
Sinuelo711/
Semwolo711/
Gimbelo711/
Simwaala6798/
Simwalya6797/
Shimwala6785/
Chimwela6741/
Shimbela6717/
Simbilio6711/
Sembelou678/
Ssemwalo677/
Shimwila677/
Simvella676/
Simbelia672/
Sinbelou671/
Zimbelou671/
Shemwela671/
Chinwelo671/
Ssemwela671/

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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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