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 more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 513,430th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name Simau is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Simau live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 348,009th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 579 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 87,087. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent live, Southern Province, where 19 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
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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