Simen Surname
Approximately 3,557 people bear this surname
Simen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,328 | 1:15,639 | 2,133 |
| Israel | 660 | 1:12,966 | 1,979 |
| Thailand | 430 | 1:164,275 | 26,316 |
| Indonesia | 296 | 1:446,788 | 37,223 |
| Turkey | 192 | 1:405,320 | 24,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| Romania | 97 | 1:206,988 | 20,444 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Šimen (1) & Simén (1) are calculated separately.
Simen (4,853) may also be a first name.
Simen Demographics
Simen Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Simen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simen (Bengali: সিমেন, Hindi: सीमेन, Marathi: िसमेन, Oriya: ସିେମନ, Russian: Симен) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Šimen or Simén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Simen is the 127,531st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,048,790 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Simen reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Simen is also the 98,023rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 4,853 people.
Simen is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,328 people, or 1 in 15,639. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and West Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 12 percent are found.
Simen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Simen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simen surname expanded 276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Simen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Simen are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
Simen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,831 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simen in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେମନ | siemana | - |
| Simen in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमेन | isamena | 73.91 |
| सीमेन | simena | 17.39 |
| िसमॅन | isamena | 8.7 |
| Simen in the Bengali language | ||
| সিমেন | simena | 50 |
| সিমিয়ন | simiyana | 50 |
| Simen in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमेन | simena | 50 |
| सिमेन | simena | 50 |
| Simen in the Russian language | ||
| Симен | simen | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Simen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis