Simatia Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Simatia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simatia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Uganda2311:169,00114,391

Simatia (54) may also be a first name.

Simatia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simatia is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simatia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 648,005th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simatia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Simatia is also the 1,350,955th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 54 people.

Simatia is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live, Kakamega County, where 0 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 49 percent live.

Simatia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Simatia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simmatia932/
Simaitia931/
Simatya86300/
Simotia861/
Simatea861/
Zimatiah8015/
Semaitia8011/
Suimatio801/
Semattia801/
Symathia801/
Chimathia750/
Jematia71360/
Sematya711/
Cimetia711/
Chematia67384/
Ssematya671/
Juimatio671/
Cemaetia671/
Chematiah631/
Gemotia5711/
Zemotia572/
Gematea571/
Jematya571/
Gimmateo531/
Gimmatteo501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Simatia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis