Simb Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Simb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6101:34,0484,581
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India221:34,866,608408,224
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Simb (119) may also be a first name.

Simb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simb (Hindi: सिंब, Oriya: ସିଂବ, Russian: Симб) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 474,683rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Simb reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Simb is also the 856,040th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 119 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 34,048. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 66 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 28 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Simb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simb has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbt8933/
Saimb8916/
Shimb894/
Siemb894/
Simbh893/
Simeb890/
Simbs890/
Smb86511/
Siembt808/
Semb751,220/
Simp75100/
Jimb7554/
Cimb7551/
Simf7528/
Gimb7514/
Dsmb754/
Zimb753/
Zsmb753/
Sinb753/
Hsmb752/
Ximb752/
Smbt751/
Symb751/
Smbd751/
Sjmb751/
Szmb751/
Xsmb751/
Jsmb751/
Simw750/
Simbowa7329/
Simbová737/
Simbova735/
Shimp672,341/
Simpe67303/
Shimf67217/
Simpf67128/
Shimbova6739/
Shimbowa6736/
Simps6717/
Chimb6714/
Gimbs6712/
Simph679/
Simev678/
Sinbh676/
Simef675/
Siemp674/
Sembt673/
Djimb673/
Jhimb672/
Sehmb671/
Schimbpe671/
Ziemb671/
Zeimb671/
Jaimb671/
Siemf671/
Sihnb671/
Shinb671/
Shemb671/
Zimnb671/
Zimeb671/
Seemb671/
Sajmb671/
Shmbz671/
Szmbs671/
Xjsmb671/
Hsmbp671/
Simew671/
Sembh671/
Jimbh671/
Suemb671/
Simpz671/
Sembs671/
Simmf670/
Cimbs670/
Simpp670/

Simb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simb in the Oriya language
ସିଂବsimba-
Simb in the Hindi language
सिंबsimba88.89
सीमबsimaba11.11
Simb in the Russian language
Симбsimb-

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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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  • 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 Simb
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