Simwenda Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Simwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 214 | 1:74,065 | 6,380 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Simwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwenda is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwenda? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simwenda is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwenda live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Simwenda is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 74,065. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 44 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 40 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Simwenda is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simweenda | 94 | 47 | / |
| Shimwenda | 94 | 7 | / |
| Semwenda | 88 | 2,886 | / |
| Simbenda | 88 | 561 | / |
| Simwendo | 88 | 503 | / |
| Simwende | 88 | 286 | / |
| Simwinda | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jimwenda | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simwendi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zimwenda | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwenda | 82 | 165 | / |
| Simweendo | 82 | 46 | / |
| Shimwinda | 82 | 32 | / |
| Shimuenda | 82 | 27 | / |
| Simwendee | 82 | 21 | / |
| Shimwende | 82 | 16 | / |
| Ssemwenda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssimwende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simweende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simmwende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simwinde | 75 | 100 | / |
| Simbinda | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cimbenda | 75 | 2 | / |
| Semwendo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwendo | 71 | 2,255 | / |
| Chimwende | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ssemwendo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chinwenda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ssemwende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbendi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimuende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimwinde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbende | 63 | 71 | / |
| Simbinde | 63 | 4 | / |
| Simbindi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Zimbinda | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zimbendi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chemwende | 59 | 14 | / |
| Chinwendo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chimwinde | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chimwemde | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zimbindi | 50 | 18 | / |
| Zimbindo | 50 | 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 Simwenda
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