Siima Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Siima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0351:51,1515,680
Uganda6391:61,0947,052
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Siima (2,041) may also be a first name.

Siima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siima (Hindi: सीमा, Marathi: सीमा, Oriya: ସିଇମା, Russian: Сиима) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Siima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,923rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,853,805 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Siima live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,996th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 2,041 people.

The surname Siima is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,035 people, or 1 in 51,151. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 72 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 18 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Siima Last Name Statistics demography

Siima earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning R 187,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sihima9192/
Siimay9184/
Ssiima916/
Shiima915/
Siimas911/
Siimaa911/
Siimat911/
Shijima8312/
Shihima835/
Siitmaa831/
Sihimma831/
Shiimma831/
Shiimaa831/
Siema801,112/
Giima80213/
Siimo8059/
Syima8039/
Siime8036/
Siyma8026/
Jiima8010/
Siimi805/
Ziima801/
Sijma801/
Shiimi733,039/
Siimes73405/
Siymah73281/
Siimoi73210/
Seimah73187/
Siimer73115/
Giimaa7385/
Chiima7366/
Jijima7336/
Siyoma7327/
Sehima7318/
Jiimat7317/
Syimah737/
Siemas736/
Siimos736/
Shiema734/
Giimai734/
Siemai734/
Siemat733/
Siimis732/
Siemay731/
Shiyma731/
Hjiima731/
Jiimaa731/
Zihima731/
Ssiime731/
Giimma731/
Siimoo731/
Sietma731/
Siesma731/
Shyima731/
Jiimas731/
Shiimy731/
Siimys731/
Syiema731/
Shijimaya712/
Siemasz67265/
Shehima67119/
Siemmai6771/
Shihimo6733/
Siimets6720/
Siysmah6718/
Jijimai6712/
Siemash678/
Siesmaa678/
Siemast676/
Siaaimi675/
Chihima674/
Sajiema673/
Sihaimi672/
Sieimer672/
Chiimma672/
Schiema671/
Shiyoma671/
Saiyema671/
Chijima671/
Siemach671/
Sehioma671/
Sheeima671/
Cijiema671/
Dzihima671/
Sojhima671/
Soiyema671/
Sihgimi671/
Siemaha671/
Siemaja671/

Siima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siima in the Oriya language
ସିଇମାsi'ima-
Siima in the Marathi language
सीमाsima-
Siima in the Hindi language
सीमाsima50
सीइमाsi'ima50
Siima in the Russian language
Сиимаsiima-

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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 Siima
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