Simema Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Simema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Simema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simema has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Simema occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Simema reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 564,351. In South Africa Simema is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 42 percent reside, Western Cape, where 32 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Simema Last Name Statistics demography

Simema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.8% less than the national average, earning R 97,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simiema92101/
Saimema9223/
Simaema929/
Siemiema861/
Simama831,205/
Zimema83782/
Semema8392/
Simemo8389/
Simima837/
Simhma836/
Simeme832/
Jimema832/
Simoma832/
Ximema831/
Simemhaus801/
Saimima771,388/
Scimemi77698/
Chimema7767/
Scimeme7749/
Simamma7740/
Simaima7732/
Shimama7724/
Simomaa7717/
Shimoma7715/
Semeema7712/
Shimeme775/
Simomay775/
Saimama775/
Simemes775/
Simamah774/
Seimima774/
Simamai773/
Shemema771/
Semiema771/
Scimemo771/
Simaama771/
Simamha771/
Simmama771/
Simesme771/
Saimoma771/
Djimema771/
Siemima771/
Cimiema771/
Simioma770/
Schuitmema751/
Simimath7174/
Simmamma7164/
Shemeema7117/
Shimamay718/
Saimimas714/
Shimamma712/
Simamaha711/
Chimemah711/
Simomeau711/
Simhamha711/
Sihmemet711/
Schimemi711/
Zimemo67646/
Simime67644/
Semama67247/
Zimeme6769/
Simamo6755/
Simomo6733/
Shimmamma6728/
Semima6723/
Jemema6716/
Zimama6716/
Zemema6710/
Semoma678/
Gimemo674/
Simimi673/
Sememe673/
Jimemo672/
Semamo672/
Zimima671/
Gimima671/
Shimoymoa671/
Symime671/
Sememo671/
Zimoma671/
Sememy671/
Semime671/
Seitmemet671/
Gemema671/
Jimima671/

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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 Simema
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