Simaya Surname
Approximately 473 people bear this surname
Simaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 195 | 1:271,495 | 21,426 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Simaya (680) may also be a first name.
Simaya Demographics
Average Simaya Salary in
South Africa
R 169,848
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Simaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simaya (Hindi: सिमया, Marathi: िसमया, Oriya: ସିମାୟା, Russian: Симая) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 642,034th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Simaya are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 317,548th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 680 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania Simaya is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 49 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 39 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Simaya Last Name Statistics demography
Simaya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning R 169,848 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମାୟା | simaya | 86.57 |
| ଶିମାୟା | simaya | 4.48 |
| ସୀମାୟା | simaya | 4.48 |
| Simaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमया | isamaya | 57.14 |
| सीमया | simaya | 28.57 |
| िसमाया | isamaya | 14.29 |
| Simaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सिमया | simaya | 40 |
| सीमा | sima | 40 |
| सीमाया | simaya | 20 |
| Simaya in the Russian language | ||
| Симая | simaa | - |
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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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- 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 Simaya
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