Simão Toko's Nzambi Mapapu movement became a notable current within Angola's African independent church tradition, influencing later religious developments.

Scholars of African Christianity note that Toko's emphasis on African cultural expression, direct revelation, and resistance to colonial religious control placed his movement within the broader wave of independent churches that arose across the continent in the mid‑20th century. His legacy is cited in studies of Angolan religiosity as an example of how indigenous leadership can reshape imported faiths into locally meaningful practices.