Simental Surname

39,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Simental Surname User-submission:

The surname Simental comes from a Swiss word for any breed of large usually buff dull red and white cattle.

Simental Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico10,2321:12,1311,150
United States2,9591:122,49413,059
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Simental (12) may also be a first name.

Simental Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Simental comes from a Swiss word for any breed of large usually buff dull red and white cattle.

- trebor226

Simental Last Name Facts

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

Simental occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simental? popularity and diffusion

Simental is the 39,761st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 552,045 people. The surname Simental is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Simental reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Simental is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The surname Simental is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 10,232 people, or 1 in 12,131. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Durango, where 37 percent live, Chihuahua, where 19 percent live and Baja California, where 7 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Simental Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simental surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.13% registered to vote for the political party.

Simental earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.03% less than the national average, earning $36,665 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simmental9427/
Simenthal946/
Siemental944/
D'Simental891/
Cimental88357/
Semental8810/
Zimental885/
Simintal882/
Cemental7535/
Semintal755/
Cimintal752/
Cemintal631/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Simental
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis