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 found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Simwimba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwimba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 250,767th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwimba live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,050 people, or 1 in 50,421. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 73 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 26 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania Simwimba occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis