Simaloya Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Simaloya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 284 | 1:55,810 | 5,134 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Simaloya (58) may also be a first name.
Simaloya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simaloya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simaloya is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simaloya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 926,175th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simaloya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 58 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 55,810. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zambia Simaloya exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semaloya | 88 | 17 | / |
| Simaliya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simalaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimaliya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Siemaliya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simauliya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simaloi | 80 | 1,611 | / |
| Simalai | 80 | 1,163 | / |
| Simalye | 80 | 99 | / |
| Simalaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Simalau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Simalaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Simalay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simaley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simalea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simalou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saimalye | 75 | 68 | / |
| Shimalai | 75 | 23 | / |
| Gimalaya | 75 | 19 | / |
| Simoliya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Saimalai | 75 | 15 | / |
| Simalawe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Simaliye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soimalai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Simailay | 75 | 4 | / |
| Simailou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simmalay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zimaliya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simaylou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gimaliya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimailaya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Simalauwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saimailou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaimaliya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semaliyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimaliya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimaliye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gimalay | 67 | 99 | / |
| Simaleu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Simalee | 67 | 20 | / |
| Simolay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Semalai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simaillaud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simeley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Semalye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simalie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semaley | 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 Simaloya
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