Simelo Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Simelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Simelo (20) may also be a first name.

Simelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simelo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Simelo live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally It is held by 20 people.

The surname Simelo is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe Simelo is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 31 percent are found and Harare Province, where 25 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found.

Simelo Last Name Statistics demography

Simelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.53% less than the national average, earning R 70,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seimelo92364/
Simelio9246/
Simielo9221/
Siemelo9210/
Simello929/
Simlo9111/
Shimello863/
Simiello862/
Shimelou861/
Simela831,325/
Similo83368/
Semelo83357/
Simalo83328/
Simolo83240/
Jimelo83124/
Gimelo8372/
Simlot8347/
Shimlo8312/
Zimelo831/
Žimelo831/
Simloa831/
Simloy831/
Sciemello803/
Simaloi771,611/
Ximello771,334/
Seimela771,061/
Simaela771,011/
Chimelo77327/
Seemelo77130/
Zimello7791/
Simiela7745/
Simella7744/
Shimolo7742/
Cimello7732/
Siemela7724/
Shimela7715/
Simeila7713/
Shimilo779/
Shimalo777/
Similio777/
Simalyo777/
Simelia777/
Semeloi775/
Simallo774/
Simalho774/
Similoj774/
Seamelo774/
Simeela773/
Scimela773/
Cimelos771/
Simetla771/
Sihmela771/
Ximelio771/
Simolou771/
Simeleu771/
Simelya771/
Simillo771/
Ssimolo771/
Semelio771/
Simalou771/
Saimalo771/
Simla732,106/
Semlo736/
Cimlo731/
Chimello71742/
Cimmello719/
Shimeila716/
Saimiloy715/
Shimaylo712/
Semeloth712/
Simailou712/
Giemelou712/
Saimetla711/
Cimaelio711/
Scemello711/
Shimilio711/
Shimlous711/
Cimiello711/
Shimiela711/
Šimeloit711/
Simaylou711/
Simellia711/
Similosh711/
Siemmela711/
Simuella711/
Semelois711/
Seismilo711/
Simelahe711/
Shaimylo711/
Chimelho711/
Shimla678,439/
Simala673,965/
Simola673,252/
Semela672,615/
Shimelash672,097/
Zimela67891/
Simila67621/
Simlat67545/
Simlah67526/
Cimela67510/
Zimolo67413/
Gemelo67260/
Symela67158/
Semolo6736/
Jemelo6719/
Simlad6713/
Semalo6712/
Šimela6710/
Jimela679/
Semloo679/
Schimiela678/
Semilo677/
Siemla676/
Gimilo675/
Gimela674/
Cimolo673/
Simlas673/
Zemelo673/
Jimilo673/
Cemelo672/
Saimailou672/
Simlla671/
Simlya671/
Simmla671/
Saimla671/
Símolo671/
Shemlo671/
Semhlo671/
Cimilo671/

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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 Simelo
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