Simata Surname
Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname
Simata Surname Definition:
Simata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is gentle and holds lightly as handling a baby.
Simata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 578 | 1:27,422 | 2,875 |
| South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Simata (1,386) may also be a first name.
Simata Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Simata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is gentle and holds lightly as handling a baby.
Simata Demographics
Average Simata Salary in
South Africa
R 100,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Simata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simata (Bengali: সিমাতা, Hindi: स्िमता, Marathi: िसमता, Oriya: ସିମତା, Russian: Симата) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simata is the 327,203rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Simata reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Simata is also the 210,279th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,386 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 27,422. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 27 percent reside, Southern Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Simata Last Name Statistics demography
Simata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.85% less than the national average, earning R 100,176 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simata in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମତା | simata | - |
| Simata in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमता | isamata | 91.88 |
| मता | mata | 5.56 |
| सीमता | simata | 1.28 |
| िसमाता | isamata | 0.43 |
| सुिमता | suimata | 0.43 |
| Simata in the Hindi language | ||
| स्िमता | simata | 56.64 |
| सिमता | simata | 27.97 |
| सीमता | simata | 6.29 |
| स्मिता | smita | 4.2 |
| सीमाता | simata | 2.1 |
| सिमाता | simata | 1.4 |
| सोमता | somata | 0.7 |
| सुिमता | suimata | 0.7 |
| Simata in the Bengali language | ||
| সিমাতা | simata | 50 |
| সিমতা | simata | 50 |
| Simata in the Russian language | ||
| Симата | simata | - |
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Footnotes
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