Simelani Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
Simelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 903 | 1:59,997 | 7,569 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Simelani (124) may also be a first name.
Simelani Demographics
Average Simelani Salary in
South Africa
R 104,724
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Simelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simelani is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simelani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388,780th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simelani live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 124 people.
The surname Simelani is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 59,997. In South Africa Simelani is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 27 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live. Besides South Africa Simelani is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Simelani Last Name Statistics demography
Simelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.93% less than the national average, earning R 104,724 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simelanie | 94 | 3 | / |
| Simelane | 88 | 91,789 | / |
| Semelani | 88 | 24 | / |
| Simelana | 88 | 12 | / |
| Similani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Similanie | 82 | 24 | / |
| Simeliana | 82 | 2 | / |
| Simeleane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Simmelane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Seimelane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimilani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simelaane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jsimelane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simigliani | 78 | 92 | / |
| Shimelonis | 78 | 32 | / |
| Simelionis | 78 | 6 | / |
| Similanich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semelane | 75 | 1,090 | / |
| Similane | 75 | 8 | / |
| Simelone | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zimelane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Similana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sımelane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schimelonis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Semelagne | 71 | 208 | / |
| Semeliana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Similiana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semetlane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seemelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Similioni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semelaigne | 67 | 40 | / |
| Šimelionis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simigliany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semeelayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semmelaney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Semilane | 63 | 2 | / |
| Cimiliana | 59 | 2 | / |
| Semilhana | 59 | 2 | / |
| Semiliana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Šimelionytė | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Simelani
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