Simayani Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simayani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simayani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1581:100,3168,023
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Simayani Last Name Facts

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

Simayani (Hindi: सिमयानी) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simayani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Simayani live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 100,316. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 91 percent reside, Central Province, where 6 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simayani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simayani in the Hindi language
सिमयानीsimayani-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simayani
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