Simeko Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Simeko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Simeko (27) may also be a first name.
Simeko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simeko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simeko is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simeko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Simeko are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Simeko is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename globally It is held by 27 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Simeko is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 75 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 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
- 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 Simeko
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