Simaanya Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Simaanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 135 | 1:117,407 | 9,018 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Simaanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simaanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simaanya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simaanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Simaanya live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simaanya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 117,407. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 59 percent reside, Southern Province, where 34 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simanya | 93 | 152 | / |
| Shimanya | 88 | 302 | / |
| Simanyat | 88 | 34 | / |
| Simganya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Saimanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ssemaanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Semahanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semanya | 80 | 48 | / |
| Zimanya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Cimanya | 80 | 35 | / |
| Simonya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Simanyo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Shimonya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ssemanya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shemanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simonyat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simaña | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssemannya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimeanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simania | 67 | 31 | / |
| Simagna | 67 | 20 | / |
| Semanyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Simanho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simonyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simanha | 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 Simaanya
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