Simbun Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Simbun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simbun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Simbun (135) may also be a first name.

Simbun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simbun (Hindi: सिम्बुन) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simbun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Simbun live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Simbun is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 135 people.

It is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 655,427. In Malaysia Simbun is primarily found in: Sabah, where 71 percent live, Sarawak, where 16 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent live. Besides Malaysia Simbun exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbung92182/
Simbaun9211/
Shimbun921/
Simboung862/
Jimbun83931/
Sinbun83151/
Gimbun8367/
Simbon8333/
Simbum834/
Sembun833/
Smbung832/
Zimbun831/
Seimboung802/
Simbuhina801/
Sembung771,288/
Shinbun77150/
Gimbung77128/
Saimbon7781/
Simwung7743/
Zimbune7712/
Jimbung7712/
Djimbun779/
Gimbaun775/
Simboon774/
Chimbun773/
Jimbuin771/
Semboung71157/
Djimboun712/
Chimbund711/
Shinbaun711/
Chimbune711/
Semboune711/
Zimbon6744/
Jembun6744/
Sembon6737/
Cembun6733/
Gembun6710/
Sinbon676/
Jimbum675/
Djimboung672/
Ginbun672/
Djuimboun671/
Symbon671/
Sinbum671/
Senbun671/
Smboon671/
Chmbun671/

Simbun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simbun in the Hindi language
सिम्बुनsimbuna-

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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 Simbun
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