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 found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Simwila is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwila live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simwila is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 337,232. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 64 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found and Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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