Simanu Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Simanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Namibia361:66,9287,260
American Samoa301:1,859357
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Šimanů (1) are calculated separately.

Simanu (105) may also be a first name.

Simanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simanu (Hindi: सिमणू) occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Šimanů. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simanu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Simanu are found; 27 percent are found in Australasia and 27 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Simanu is also the 920,134th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 105 people.

The surname Simanu is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 98,442. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 52 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 24 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of New Zealand this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 20 percent live and American Samoa, where 17 percent live.

Simanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simanu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Simanu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simanu in the Hindi language
सिमणूsimanu80
सीमानुsimanu20

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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 Simanu
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