Simanyayi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simanyayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simanyayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Simanyayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simanyayi occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simanyayi? popularity and diffusion

Simanyayi is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Simanyayi are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Simanyayi is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Simanyayi is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 89 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simanjaya7818/
Simagnaid781/
Simanyiyo781/
Suimanjaya747/
Saimanjaya741/
Simoneay711/
Simonhay711/
Semanyua711/
Sumanjaya671,038/
Semanhyia67566/
Semanhiya671/
Sumanjoyo565/
Saimongnai531/

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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 Simanyayi
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