Simam Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Simam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 258 | 1:512,594 | 41,794 |
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Simam (683) may also be a first name.
Simam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simam (Hindi: सीमाम, Marathi: िसमाम, Oriya: ସିମମ) is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 680,882nd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Simam are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Simam is also the 316,697th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 683 people.
The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 512,594. In Indonesia Simam is most prevalent in: West Java, where 89 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 5 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମମ | simama | 50 |
| ସିମାମା | simama | 50 |
| Simam in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमाम | isamama | 50 |
| सीमम | simama | 50 |
| Simam in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमाम | simama | 31.25 |
| सीमम | simama | 25 |
| सिमम | simama | 18.75 |
| सीमा | sima | 12.5 |
| सिमाम | simama | 6.25 |
| सीमाँ | simam | 6.25 |
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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 Simam
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