Simbia Surname

129,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Simbia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,7521:3,756481
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Simbia (330) may also be a first name.

Simbia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbia is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 129,213th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,080,373 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Simbia are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 330 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 2,752 people, or 1 in 3,756. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 82 percent live, Borgou Department, where 14 percent live and Donga Department, where 2 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbiat9273/
Simebia9235/
Siembia922/
Simbias921/
Smbia911/
Simboyia8631/
Gimbia8325/
Sembia8318/
Simbio8315/
Sinbia839/
Symbia838/
Zimbia836/
Simbya836/
Jimbia833/
Simbea832/
Smbiha831/
Zimbiha77148/
Chimbia77132/
Simbijo7711/
Sembiah773/
Simbios772/
Shimbya772/
Sinbiat772/
Djimbia772/
Seumbia772/
Shimvia771/
Jimbiat771/
Ssimbya771/
Schimbiadt751/
Snbia731/
Zimbeiya71478/
Siembiot718/
Saimbeoi711/
Ssembija711/
Simwihga711/
Sembio6783/
Sembea6737/
Jimbea6711/
Ssembijja676/
Zembia675/
Jembia674/
Ginbia672/
Symbio672/
Synbia672/
Djimbaiya671/
Gembia671/
Xembia671/
Zimbio671/
Gimbya671/
Zinbia671/
Senbia671/
Sembya671/
Chmbia671/
Gimbea671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Simbia
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