Simwene Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia771:205,84313,311
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Simwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simwene has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Simwene.

How Common Is The Last Name Simwene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simwene is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 58 percent live, Central Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simweene931,644/
Shimwene933/
Shimweene8887/
Shimwen86115/
Semwene8654/
Simbene869/
Simwena865/
Simuene864/
Simween861/
Simweny861/
Cimwene861/
Simwenyi80187/
Simweena80167/
Chimwene80166/
Saimbene80118/
Zimwenje80102/
Ssemwene802/
Jimwenez801/
Cimwenje801/
Siemwine801/
Simwin772/
Shimwenyi75196/
Simuhenje751/
Ssemwenge751/
Simbine71111,574/
Sembene712,611/
Sinweni7117/
Semwane714/
Semvene711/
Zimuene711/
Simwini711/
Simveni711/
Semwine711/
Shemwen711/
Simbaine6751/
Ssimbine679/
Senweyne679/
Shimueni674/
Chinwene673/
Simwinha671/
Simwanyi671/
Simwaani671/
Senwenje671/
Shemwena671/
Simmwoni671/
Sembeene671/

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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 Simwene
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