Simba Surname

6,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Simba Surname User-submission:

Simba is a Swahili surname meaning 'lion'.

Simba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania37,1961:1,423187
Angola14,7891:1,825330
DR Congo11,1981:6,598804
Kenya5,9371:7,7781,034
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Ecuador2,6181:6,076997
Malawi1,9871:8,6161,315
Zimbabwe1,6311:9,4661,178
Indonesia1,0431:126,79712,757
South Africa1,0081:53,7486,832
Congo8971:5,562876
Philippines8341:121,38920,894
Gabon6061:3,117542
France5751:115,51817,391
Zambia4631:34,2333,461
Benin4211:24,5503,281
Papua New Guinea3691:22,0972,383
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Uganda1961:199,18016,019
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Russia1221:1,181,33786,893
Belgium701:164,23822,550
England631:884,41445,970
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
India371:20,731,497300,213
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Romania251:803,11551,863
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Burundi91:1,089,428846
China91:151,924,6187,954
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Togo91:805,3086,372
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Swaziland41:324,550996
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Sîmba (26) are calculated separately.

Simba (38,585) may also be a first name.

Simba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Simba is a Swahili surname meaning 'lion'.

- knaibei

Simba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simba (Arabic: سمبا, Bengali: সিম্বা, Georgian: სიმბა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻤﺒﺎ, Hindi: सिम्बा, Oriya: ଶିମ୍, Russian: Симба) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Sîmba. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,400th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 82,536 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Simba are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,909th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 38,585 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 37,196 people, or 1 in 1,423. In Tanzania Simba is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Simba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Simba last name rose 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Simba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Simba surname is principally Orthodox (38%) in Russia and Christian (91%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Simba surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Simba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.59% less than the national average, earning R 124,536 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,939 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sîmba9326/
Shimba9124,501/
Simbai911,279/
Simmba91238/
Soimba9196/
Simbah9157/
Simbat9145/
Saimba9138/
Simbad9135/
Simbau9131/
Siemba9125/
Simbay9119/
Simbas9114/
Ssimba9114/
Simeba9113/
Simboa915/
Simbaa914/
Sximba914/
Simbea912/
Simbaj911/
Suimba911/
Simbaÿ911/
Szimba911/
Simbha911/
Smba894/
Simbaya837,430/
Shaimba8359/
Saimboa8342/
Sinmbai8338/
Shiomba8327/
Simbach8326/
Shiemba8314/
Shuimba8311/
Shimbau835/
Shimbai833/
Siembad832/
Siembas832/
Sheimba832/
Suimbay832/
Shimbay831/
Saimbas831/
Saimbha831/
Simbauj831/
Simbaða831/
Simbhai831/
Simmbau831/
Shhimba831/
Simbuha831/
Sihmbah831/
Saimbai831/
Zimba80184,084/
Gimba8030,723/
Simbi8020,055/
Jimba8012,044/
Ximba8011,533/
Simbe8010,856/
Semba808,376/
Simbo802,914/
Simwa802,271/
Sinba80156/
Cimba80138/
Simua8093/
Simby8046/
Shmba808/
Symba807/
Simva804/
S'Mba801/
Simbault7731/
Shimbaya7721/
Saimbeau771/
Seimbach771/
Shimbi7310,947/
Ziemba739,681/
Chimba738,515/
Shinba734,362/
Shimwa732,824/
Dzimba732,573/
Sinbad732,433/
Simbou731,420/
Shimbe731,170/
Sembai731,159/
Jimbai731,047/
Shimbo731,008/
Sembay73692/
Jimbat73653/
Djimba73590/
Jimbau73421/
Simbit73379/
Simboh73312/
Sinbai73218/
Symbat73191/
Saimbi73190/
Siembo73168/
Zimbah73165/
Simber73163/
Simbie73145/
Sembah73133/
Shemba73133/
Simboo73103/
Simwai73103/
Simboy7397/
Simbii7397/
Zsemba7395/
Cimbat7379/
Simboi7376/
Saimua7361/
Shimua7357/
Gimbas7346/
Siembe7344/
Sembea7337/
Simbei7336/
Symbai7336/
Sembat7336/
Simbot7335/
Simbey7334/
Simewa7330/
Sembaj7329/
Gimbad7326/
Zaimba7326/
Simbee7324/
Simuat7323/
Zzimba7320/
Symbas7319/
Simbhi7319/
Zimbha7317/
Cimbay7316/
Simbio7315/
Zimbai7313/
Simuha7313/
Gimbat7313/
Simbui7313/
Sinbat7313/
Cimbas7313/
Gimbai7313/
Simbeh7313/
Jimbea7311/
Simway7311/
Simbih7311/
Saimbo7310/
Cimbaz7310/
Zeimba739/
Sinbah739/
Seumba738/
Gimbau737/
Giemba736/
Ssemba736/
Cuimba736/
Zimbad735/
Saemba735/
Seamba735/
Jjimba735/
Jimbap734/
Simhva733/
Sembau733/
Ssimbi733/
Ginmba733/
Simbeu733/
Soimbo733/
Scimbe732/
Saimbe732/
Simbes732/
Sinmbi732/
Simbos732/
Ssimbo732/
Soemba732/
Gimbay732/
Shmbai732/
Xhimba732/
Shmbay732/
Jimbay732/
Zimbga731/
Zimmba731/
Sinbaj731/
Simbhe731/
Simhwa731/
Shmbha731/
Semmba731/
Simwaa731/
Symbay731/
Gimnba731/
Jimbas731/
Zimbay731/
Sesmba731/
Suimbo731/
Shhmba731/
Shmbaz731/
Simbet731/
Simbiy731/
Simbić731/
Simbod731/
Sihmbi731/
Sienba731/
Simvoa731/
Ssimbe731/
Ssimwa731/
Seimbo731/
Senmba731/
Sembaa731/
Sembas731/
Gimmba731/
Cimbau731/
Simwah731/
Simbis731/
Jgimba731/
Ximbaa731/
Zimbau731/
Simhua731/
Gimbea731/
Scemba730/
Saimbault7134/
Schimbach7134/
Sheimbach710/
Sembach67854/
Chimbay67759/
Dziemba67741/
Chimbau67203/
Zgimbau67185/
Tjaimba67165/
Saimbhi67135/
Siembid67102/
Chaimba6751/
Schemba6749/
Suinbai6748/
Simbhoo6742/
Chimbad6739/
Djimbai6739/
Simbhoi6737/
Shymbay6733/
Szimber6726/
Sembaja6725/
Siembou6719/
Smbo6714/
Sembaya6713/
Shimbei679/
Siembos678/
Chimbai678/
Siembit677/
Saimbee677/
Xmba677/
Shimbhe676/
Shuymba676/
Snba676/
Shinbai676/
Shimber676/
Shimwua676/
Saymbay675/
Simbout675/
Seimber674/
Shimbos674/
Jimbaha674/
Shimbeh674/
Shimboo674/
Saimbot674/
Chimbaa674/
Chimbaz674/
Cimbaya674/
Syombai674/
Shembha673/
Shimbhi673/
Chuimba673/
Chimbah673/
Shiembo673/
Shiombo673/
Cmba673/
Simboot673/
Shembad672/
Shimmbe672/
Shymbai672/
Saembai672/
Zmba672/
Shembai672/
Gimbach672/
Jmba672/
Shiombe672/
Saimber671/
Saimvaj671/
Ziembas671/
Sinbass671/
Simbech671/
Simbeit671/
Simbhui671/
Simbitt671/
Simboth671/
Simbych671/
Simehwa671/
Shimway671/
Seembai671/
Seembay671/
Shaimbi671/
Suembai671/
Zimbach671/
Saymbah671/
Jaimbah671/
Chihmba671/
Siember671/
Soimbou671/
Shimbii671/
Shimbit671/
Shimboh671/
Shimmbi671/
Simebou671/
Sietmbi671/
Saimbou671/
Saimuaa671/
Schimbi671/
Semba'a671/
Djim'ba671/
Cuimbay671/
Chimbat671/
Seimuaa671/
Shmbash671/
Dzimbai671/
Shmbhay671/
Zimbahs671/
Cuimbaa671/
Simbous670/
Seambea670/
Gimbast670/
Shmbass670/

Simba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simba in the Georgian language
სიმბაsimba-
Simba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻤﺒﺎsymba-
Simba in the Bengali language
সিম্বাsimba-
Simba in the Oriya language
ଶିମ୍sim-
Simba in the Hindi language
सिम्बाsimba88
सींबsimba4
शिम्बाsimba4
सीम्बाsimba2
सींबाsimba2
Simba in the Russian language
Симбаsimba-
Simba in the Arabic language
سمباsmba-

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