Simwengu Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Simwengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 493 | 1:107,387 | 10,430 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Simwengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simwengu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Simwengu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwengu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 620,716th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwengu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 107,387. In Tanzania Simwengu is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 96 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Simwengu exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Simwengu
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