Simau Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Simau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 182 | 1:87,087 | 7,247 |
| Zimbabwe | 179 | 1:86,247 | 12,510 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Namibia | 40 | 1:60,235 | 6,839 |
| Maldives | 16 | 1:25,261 | 1,532 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Simau (579) may also be a first name.
Simau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simau (Hindi: सीमाु, Marathi: िसमाऊ) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simau is the 513,430th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. Simau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Simau live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Simau is also the 348,009th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 579 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 87,087. In Zambia Simau is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent reside, Southern Province, where 19 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simau in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमाऊ | isama'u | 75 |
| शाहू | sahu | 12.5 |
| सीमाउ | sima'u | 12.5 |
| Simau in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमाु | simau | 26.32 |
| सीमा | sima | 26.32 |
| सिमऊ | sima'u | 21.05 |
| सीमाऊ | sima'u | 10.53 |
| सीमौ | simau | 5.26 |
| सिमा | sima | 5.26 |
| सीमऊ | sima'u | 5.26 |
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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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- 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 Simau
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