Simba Surname
Approximately 88,295 people bear this surname
Simba Surname User-submission:
Simba is a Swahili surname meaning 'lion'.
Simba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 37,196 | 1:1,423 | 187 |
| Angola | 14,789 | 1:1,825 | 330 |
| DR Congo | 11,198 | 1:6,598 | 804 |
| Kenya | 5,937 | 1:7,778 | 1,034 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Ecuador | 2,618 | 1:6,076 | 997 |
| Malawi | 1,987 | 1:8,616 | 1,315 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,631 | 1:9,466 | 1,178 |
| Indonesia | 1,043 | 1:126,797 | 12,757 |
| South Africa | 1,008 | 1:53,748 | 6,832 |
| Congo | 897 | 1:5,562 | 876 |
| Philippines | 834 | 1:121,389 | 20,894 |
| Gabon | 606 | 1:3,117 | 542 |
| France | 575 | 1:115,518 | 17,391 |
| Zambia | 463 | 1:34,233 | 3,461 |
| Benin | 421 | 1:24,550 | 3,281 |
| Papua New Guinea | 369 | 1:22,097 | 2,383 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Uganda | 196 | 1:199,180 | 16,019 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Spain | 149 | 1:313,772 | 18,634 |
| Russia | 122 | 1:1,181,337 | 86,893 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Romania | 25 | 1:803,115 | 51,863 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 19 | 1:9,338 | 607 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Sîmba (26) are calculated separately.
Simba (38,585) may also be a first name.
Simba Surname Meaning
Simba Demographics
Average Male Simba Height
172.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Simba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simba in the Georgian language | ||
| სიმბა | simba | - |
| Simba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻤﺒﺎ | symba | - |
| Simba in the Bengali language | ||
| সিম্বা | simba | - |
| Simba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିମ୍ | sim | - |
| Simba in the Hindi language | ||
| सिम्बा | simba | 88 |
| सींब | simba | 4 |
| शिम्बा | simba | 4 |
| सीम्बा | simba | 2 |
| सींबा | simba | 2 |
| Simba in the Russian language | ||
| Симба | simba | - |
| Simba in the Arabic language | ||
| سمبا | smba | - |
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