Simwimba Surname
Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname
Simwimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,050 | 1:50,421 | 5,602 |
| Zambia | 426 | 1:37,206 | 3,729 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
Simwimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simwimba is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 250,767th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwimba are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 50,421. In Tanzania Simwimba is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 73 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwimba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simwemba | 88 | 470 | / |
| Simwinba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simweemba | 82 | 3,100 | / |
| Chimwimba | 82 | 54 | / |
| Simuhimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimweemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simweemnba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwinwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Simbimbi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Semwemba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Simwembo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simwemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simwembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simweembe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Ssemwemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chimwimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimwaimwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sembmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimweemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwenwa | 63 | 44 | / |
| Chimwaimwai | 63 | 15 | / |
| Sembemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Semvumba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbembe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simuenwai | 59 | 605 | / |
| Chimwembe | 59 | 331 | / |
| Chinwemba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chimwembo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sitmuenwai | 56 | 4 | / |
| Chimweembe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chinwnba | 50 | 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 Simwimba
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