Simenu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Simenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Simenu (59) may also be a first name.

Simenu Last Name Facts

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

Simenu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simenu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Simenu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Simenu is also the 1,282,666th most common first name globally, borne by 59 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Simenu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 77 percent reside and Ogun, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Simenu Last Name Statistics demography

Simenu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.68% less than the national average, earning R 50,676 per year.

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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 Simenu
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