Saimah Surname
Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname
Saimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,261 | 1:104,876 | 10,766 |
| Pakistan | 378 | 1:472,603 | 8,344 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Saimah (28,101) may also be a first name.
Saimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saimah (Hindi: साइमह) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saimah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saimah is the 239,727th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,363,800 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saimah live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 29,332nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 28,101 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,261 people, or 1 in 104,876. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 24 percent reside, East Java, where 15 percent reside and Central Java, where 14 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saimah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saimah in the Hindi language | ||
| साइमह | sa'imaha | - |
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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 Saimah
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