Simamu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Simamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simamu (65) may also be a first name.
Simamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simamu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simamu is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Simamu live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 65 people.
The last name Simamu is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Simamu is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent reside, Centre Region, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Simamu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simhamu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Simamuj | 92 | 3 | / |
| Simgamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simamujh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zimamu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jimamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Semamu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cimamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chimamu | 77 | 133 | / |
| Jaimamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Semamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simoumou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jemamu | 67 | 561 | / |
| Simoummou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimahamou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jemamut | 62 | 236 | / |
| Zemamou | 62 | 170 | / |
| Jemamus | 62 | 30 | / |
| Chemamu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Jemamud | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zemammou | 57 | 9 | / |
| Zemamous | 57 | 1 | / |
| Djimamoo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zemamouch | 53 | 3 | / |
| Zememu | 50 | 1,288 | / |
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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
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- 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 Simamu
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