Simwila Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Simwila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Simwila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwila is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simwila is the 2,746,821st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwila are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simwila is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 337,232. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 64 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found and Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwila | 93 | 7 | / |
| Simwela | 86 | 6,771 | / |
| Simbila | 86 | 4,025 | / |
| Simwile | 86 | 9 | / |
| Shimwela | 80 | 2,921 | / |
| Simweela | 80 | 163 | / |
| Simbilah | 80 | 75 | / |
| Semwilai | 80 | 54 | / |
| Sinwilat | 80 | 31 | / |
| Sinwilai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shimbila | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chimwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwaile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwilou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwilay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimwilai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shimuhila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shimweela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbili | 71 | 1,985 | / |
| Simbile | 71 | 301 | / |
| Simwelo | 71 | 170 | / |
| Simbilo | 71 | 87 | / |
| Zimbila | 71 | 35 | / |
| Simbela | 71 | 29 | / |
| Simvula | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gimwela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Simwele | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cimbila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Semwile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sinuila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinbila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbili | 67 | 185 | / |
| Shimvula | 67 | 178 | / |
| Simweele | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chimwela | 67 | 41 | / |
| Shimbela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jimuilay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Simbilio | 67 | 11 | / |
| Semvilla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simvella | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simbelia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sembilah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwello | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbuile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemwela | 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 Simwila
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