Simeku Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Simeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Simeku (18) may also be a first name.
Simeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simeku is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simeku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Simeku is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Simeku live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Simeku is mostly concentrated in: Manus, where 60 percent are found, East New Britain, where 10 percent are found and East Sepik, where 10 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Simeku exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simku | 91 | 27 | / |
| Simaku | 83 | 536 | / |
| Simoku | 83 | 27 | / |
| Zimeku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shimku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saimoku | 77 | 2,367 | / |
| Simescu | 77 | 765 | / |
| Seimoku | 77 | 18 | / |
| Simakau | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shimkut | 77 | 9 | / |
| Szimkus | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shimkau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shimoku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Simaiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simkuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simkó | 73 | 1,438 | / |
| Semku | 73 | 19 | / |
| Symku | 73 | 18 | / |
| Šimku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Simcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schimkus | 71 | 397 | / |
| Shimckus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Schimkuß | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simaisku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimmkus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Šimkus | 67 | 5,214 | / |
| Simcoe | 67 | 1,922 | / |
| Szimkó | 67 | 62 | / |
| Semaku | 67 | 34 | / |
| Semkus | 67 | 17 | / |
| Simicu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Semkou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Semoku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cimkus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simkoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Symkus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schimkust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schimkuhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Symecu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semkud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimkud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semkau | 67 | 0 | / |
| Simcus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Simeku
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