Simwinga Surname
Approximately 21,280 people bear this surname
Simwinga Surname Definition:
Simwinga is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: boy born to the second wife.
Simwinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 12,693 | 1:1,249 | 171 |
| Tanzania | 6,426 | 1:8,239 | 1,078 |
| Malawi | 2,117 | 1:8,086 | 1,225 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
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.
Simwinga Demographics
Average Simwinga Salary in
United States
$75,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimwinga | 94 | 2 | / |
| Simwnga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simwenga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simwimga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Semwinga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simbinga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwinga | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shimwenga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zimbinga | 75 | 30 | / |
| Simbenga | 75 | 6 | / |
| Simwenge | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gimbinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwnga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwingo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwenga | 71 | 184 | / |
| Shimwenge | 71 | 25 | / |
| Dzimwenga | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sinuingga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssemwenga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shembinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbinge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbenga | 63 | 36 | / |
| Sinbingo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sembenga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Semwenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shemwenge | 59 | 27 | / |
| Chimwenge | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chimwengo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chemwenga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Semwengye | 59 | 1 | / |
| Saymbenga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssembenga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwenge | 59 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simwinga
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