Simate Surname
Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname
Simate Surname Definition:
Simate is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: blessed through the saliva of an elder.
Simate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,775 | 1:8,930 | 1,042 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Simate (672) may also be a first name.
Simate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Simate is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: blessed through the saliva of an elder.
Simate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simate (Bengali: সিমতে, Marathi: िसमटे) is found most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simate? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 221,035th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name Simate is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simate are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,017th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 672 people.
The last name Simate is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 8,930. In Zambia Simate is mostly found in: Western Province, where 47 percent live, Southern Province, where 19 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simate in the Bengali language | ||
| সিমতে | simate | - |
| Simate in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमटे | isamate | 90.91 |
| िसमाते | isamate | 9.09 |
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Footnotes
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