Simwilwa Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Simwilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 300 | 1:176,472 | 15,403 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
Simwilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwilwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwilwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 844,382nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name Simwilwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwilwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Simwilwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 176,472. In Tanzania Simwilwa is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 99 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Simwilwa
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