Simwita Surname
Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname
Simwita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,790 | 1:29,576 | 3,526 |
| Zambia | 303 | 1:52,310 | 4,886 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Simwita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simwita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simwita is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simwita? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 199,442nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,480,203 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwita reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,790 people, or 1 in 29,576. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 70 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Simwita is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simwitta | 93 | 6 | / |
| Shimwita | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simwitah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Simbita | 86 | 2 | / |
| Simwite | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simweta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semweta | 71 | 89 | / |
| Simwete | 71 | 41 | / |
| Gimvita | 71 | 34 | / |
| Simbiti | 71 | 31 | / |
| Sembita | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sinuita | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sinbita | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shemweta | 67 | 2,394 | / |
| Chimweta | 67 | 1,116 | / |
| Simweete | 67 | 191 | / |
| Shimbeta | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jimvitai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simbitii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simbitti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimwete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinwitta | 67 | 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 Simwita
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