Simeja Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Simeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 746 | 1:21,247 | 2,322 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Simeja (10) may also be a first name.
Simeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simeja is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Simeja.
How Common Is The Last Name Simeja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 453,475th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simeja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 746 people, or 1 in 21,247. In Zambia Simeja is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 93 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Simeja
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