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 surname Simate (Bengali: সিমতে, Marathi: िसमटे) is found most in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Simate.
How Common Is The Last Name Simate? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 221,035th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simate live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Simate is also the 320,017th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 672 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 8,930. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 47 percent live, Southern Province, where 19 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found 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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