Simbong Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Simbong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Simbong (94) may also be a first name.

Simbong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbong is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Simbong live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Simbong is also the 980,251st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 965,323. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 47 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 27 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 9 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

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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
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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 Simbong
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