Simbuk Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Simbuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Simbuk (36) may also be a first name.

Simbuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbuk occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbuk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Simbuk reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 73 percent live and East Sepik, where 27 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbouck861/
Simbok8328/
Gimbuk8316/
Sembuk834/
Jimbuk832/
Ximbuk831/
Simbukova801/
Shembuk771/
Simbuqu771/
Simbukhova7564/
Smbok731/
Simboeck711/
Ssembuke711/
Chimbuke711/
Shinbauk710/
Sembok67103/
Gembuk6711/
Senbuk677/
Cembuk674/
Jimbuc673/
Simbog672/
Sinbok671/
Jinbuk671/
Simebaugh670/
Simebough670/

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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 Simbuk
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