Simwinga Surname

25,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simwinga Surname Definition:

Simwinga is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: boy born to the second wife.

Simwinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia12,6931:1,249171
Tanzania6,4261:8,2391,078
Malawi2,1171:8,0861,225
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Guyana61:127,0377,965
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Simwinga (18) may also be a first name.

Simwinga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Simwinga is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: boy born to the second wife.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Simwinga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simwinga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Simwinga is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simwinga? popularity and diffusion

Simwinga is the 25,348th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 342,460 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwinga reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Simwinga is also the 2,608,198th most common first name on earth, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 12,693 people, or 1 in 1,249. In Zambia Simwinga is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 38 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Zambia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.

Simwinga Last Name Statistics demography

Simwinga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

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