Simeon Surname

2,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Simeon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simeon'; kept distinct from Simon in early records.

Ralph fil. Sytneon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen Symeon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Jacobus Simeon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Simeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar173,4951:29961
Nigeria19,0261:9,3111,028
Haiti17,8671:59880
Philippines7,6531:13,2291,387
Chad7,5101:1,810334
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Namibia3,3471:72080
Malawi3,3201:5,156726
France2,8231:23,5292,753
Tanzania2,6781:19,7692,512
United States2,6071:139,03314,495
Peru2,4981:12,7241,706
Papua New Guinea1,5271:5,340325
Guatemala1,3171:12,2121,225
Kenya7851:58,8285,802
Honduras5701:15,467760
Vanuatu5511:47893
Mexico5321:233,3205,916
Italy5291:115,60819,181
Spain4571:102,3028,305
Switzerland4481:18,3323,007
Canada4291:85,8879,521
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Zimbabwe4151:37,2015,761
Saint Lucia3181:562100
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
England2341:238,11119,599
Brazil2141:1,000,34735,401
Seychelles2111:43897
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Nicaragua1971:30,5641,148
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
Cuba1861:61,9502,355
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Guyana1381:5,523966
Iran1161:661,91835,516
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
Romania1061:189,41419,163
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Trinidad and Tobago1001:13,6401,777
Liberia911:48,4454,348
Croatia871:48,6059,385
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Solomon Islands861:6,7451,010
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Malaysia771:383,04220,138
Grenada651:1,670297
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Qatar411:57,5125,907
India401:19,176,635286,670
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Marshall Islands261:1,993478
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Panama191:205,9085,804
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Burundi161:612,803644
Benin141:738,25740,906
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Guam121:13,3432,098
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Albania91:323,78416,217
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bahamas61:65,292848
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Macau41:150,408604
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Dominica21:37,946685
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

The alternate forms: Siméon (357), Simeón (20), Simeòn (1) & Simeôn (1) are calculated separately.

Simeon (258,669) may also be a first name.

Simeon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simeon'; kept distinct from Simon in early records.

Ralph fil. Sytneon, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen Symeon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Jacobus Simeon, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Roger Simeon, Somerset, 1 Edward III:

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Hebrew) the Hebrew Shim'ón (Greek Συμεών) [from the root sháma', hear] And Leah . . . bare a son, and said, Because the Lord hath heard . ..—Gen., xxix. 32-3.

And þá wæs án man on Hierusalem, þæs nama wæs Simeón.—St. Luke, ii. 25, Anglo-Saxon vers.

ðor [there] cam ðat broðer Symeon.— 13th-cent. metr. vers. Gen. and Ex., 2266.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Rich in Fame” in Hebrew. Also written Sims.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) Hearing.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Geoffry Simeon, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Henry Fitz-Simeon, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). James and Richard Simeon, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Hence the baronets of the name.

The Norman People (1874)

Simeon Last Name Facts

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

Simeon (Arabic: سيميون, Bengali: সিমেয়ন, Georgian: სიმეონ, Hindi: सिमयोन, Marathi: िसमेन, Oriya: ସିମିୟନ, Russian: Симеон) is most common in Myanmar. It can also appear in the variant forms: Siméon, Simeón, Simeòn or Simeôn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simeon? popularity and diffusion

Simeon is the 2,109th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,092 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Simeon reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Simeon is also the 4,068th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 258,669 people.

It is most prevalent in Myanmar, where it is carried by 173,495 people, or 1 in 299. Excluding Myanmar it is found in 132 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Haiti, where 7 percent reside.

Simeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Simeon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simeon last name increased 1,580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 431 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simeon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Simeon surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (95%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Simeon surname are 6.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Simeon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,997 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.08% more than the national average, earning R 375,648 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% less than the national average, earning $42,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siméon94357/
Simeón9420/
Simeòn941/
Simeôn941/
Simeone9216,548/
Simieon9254/
Simmeon9220/
Simeyon929/
Simeion928/
Soimeon925/
Simeaon924/
Simaeon924/
Simoeon924/
Saimeon924/
Sitmeon923/
Simeonn922/
Ssimeon921/
Simeoin921/
Simeeon921/
Simeoen921/
Siemeon921/
Seimeon921/
Scimeon921/
Shimeon920/
Simon911,143,824/
Siemeont862/
Simeijon861/
Simeontt861/
Simehone861/
Shimehon861/
Scimehon860/
Simion8357,536/
Simone8338,971/
Saimon8332,986/
Shimon836,131/
Siemon835,161/
Simond832,069/
Simmon831,657/
Simhon831,468/
Seimon831,440/
Simean831,093/
Symeon83659/
Semeon83466/
Suimon83417/
Simong83257/
Simoun83169/
Cimeon83159/
Szimon83128/
Simeão8387/
Simeom8382/
Simont8370/
Sitmon8361/
Simonn8356/
Soimon8350/
Sismon8344/
Simoon8333/
Simyon8331/
Simaon8317/
Simonÿ8313/
Simuon8311/
Ssimon836/
Simoin836/
Gimeon835/
Simo'n833/
Simeun832/
Simoan832/
Sihmon832/
Simomn832/
Simonh832/
Hsimon831/
Ximeon831/
Sximon831/
Simosn831/
Simoën831/
Simonq831/
Scimon831/
Simohn831/
Simeonova8016,621/
Simeonová8016/
Simeonowa801/
Simione7714,401/
Scimone772,709/
Siemion771,560/
Saimoon77834/
Shimmon77435/
Simonne77376/
Schimon77290/
Simmond77129/
Shimoon7797/
Simuong7790/
Simmone7775/
Simmont7772/
Sismond7758/
Semeone7750/
Saimond7738/
Simohon7727/
Simahon7727/
Saimone7723/
Simiong7722/
Shimone7719/
Simmion7719/
Siemont7715/
Simotin7714/
Seimone7713/
Shaimon7712/
Szymeon7712/
Saaimon7710/
Shimoun779/
Siemone779/
Szimjon779/
Simoung778/
Simmonn777/
Siemonh776/
Simosen775/
Simayon775/
Simiean775/
Simohan775/
Shimaon775/
Siméone775/
Simhong775/
Saimoun774/
Shim'on774/
Seimond774/
Simmong773/
Shimond773/
Saimmon773/
Saismon773/
Saimont773/
Simosin772/
Simhoun772/
Semieon772/
Suihmon772/
Simțion772/
Simaoon772/
Shimhon772/
Szimion772/
Seimion772/
Semeion772/
Saimong772/
D'simon772/
Simoion772/
Simmosn771/
Simoone771/
Siaymon771/
Siemond771/
Shimoin771/
Shitmon771/
Seimong771/
Siehmon771/
Shimion771/
Simound771/
Soimond771/
Simajon771/
Simioan771/
Simount771/
Saimion771/
Semejon771/
Szimond771/
Seimonh771/
Seimoon771/
Semeyon771/
Simmaon771/
Sittmon771/
Sitmone771/
Simonck770/
Siemonn770/
Scimion770/
Scimmon770/
Sismont770/
Simão73119,543/
Siman7316,406/
Symon7312,214/
Semon736,271/
Šimon732,816/
Cimon731,490/
Zimon73991/
Simón73821/
Şimon73597/
Simom73394/
Simán73124/
Sémon7339/
Simòn7313/
Símon736/
Simõe734/
Ximon732/
Śimon731/
Simoń731/
Simonova7158,580/
Simonová712,865/
Shaimoon71371/
Shimahon71147/
Shaimoun71137/
Shimaten71125/
Schimion7159/
Shemehon7150/
Saimohan717/
Schimjon717/
D'Simone714/
Simachen714/
Siemmond714/
Saimmoin714/
Simehand713/
Simohina713/
Simmonzs712/
Simeyian711/
Simochin711/
Siemiong711/
Shiemoun711/
Seimoyun711/
Scimione711/
Simousen711/
Shaimoan711/
Shimaaon711/
Simonowa711/
Schimoun711/
Simayion711/
Saimonth711/
Shimmion710/
Saiman678,906/
Simane673,713/
Seamon672,887/
Simian672,855/
Saymon672,702/
Shymon672,609/
Semion671,961/
Shiman671,810/
Sitman671,246/
Sisman671,039/
Shemon67925/
Szymon67659/
Simhan67464/
Soiman67457/
Simang67387/
Seiman67365/
Simaan67364/
Symoon67361/
Simand67304/
Chimon67290/
Sieman67290/
Simião67290/
Semone67273/
Sihman67255/
Symond67222/
Semyon67213/
Simman67198/
Shimonova67195/
Simionova67191/
Seemon67188/
Simant67184/
Semont67175/
Seymon67132/
Semong67130/
Simyonova67128/
Cimone67126/
Simyan67124/
Symyon67111/
Simann6797/
Zimmon6787/
Symone6778/
Semjon6778/
Semaon6775/
Semeonova6772/
Suiman6753/
Semean6753/
Semoun6748/
Szimán6744/
Semeão6735/
Symeonova6731/
Semeun6731/
Jemeon6726/
Zaimon6724/
Sajmon6723/
Sziman6722/
Symion6722/
Semoon6721/
Symoun6720/
Semond6717/
Simjonova6715/
Simionová6713/
Shimom6712/
Semmon6711/
Semhon6710/
Sehmon679/
Szemon678/
Siméan678/
Simhom676/
Symmon675/
Simoum675/
Semuon675/
Simmom674/
Symonk674/
Simiun674/
Schimmion674/
Zimoon673/
Cimean673/
Saimom673/
Simiom673/
Zimoun673/
Sémont673/
Jimion672/
Sjiman672/
Simgan672/
Zeimon672/
Simyun672/
Suymon672/
Cimong672/
Cismon671/
Saimonova671/
Simamn671/
Simonnova671/
Semoan671/
Symonn671/
Seumon671/
Semeom671/
Cymeon671/
Cimeom671/
Cimion671/
Jimjon671/
Šimone671/
Simaun671/
Simián671/
Simión671/
Ssiman671/
Soymon671/
Semeón671/
Szimonova671/
Symonh671/
Gimion671/
Cimond671/
Ceimon671/
Simoom671/
Sesmon671/
Sem'on671/
Siemom671/
Simjun671/
Simahseng671/
Simoungkh671/
Sismom671/
Soimonova671/
Symont670/
Cimmon670/
Syomon670/
Schimonck670/
Semonn670/

Simeon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simeon in the Georgian language
სიმეონsimeon-
Simeon in the Hindi language
सिमयोनsimayona-
Simeon in the Marathi language
िसमेनisamena-
Simeon in the Bengali language
সিমেয়নsimeyana66.67
সিমিয়নsimiyana33.33
Simeon in the Oriya language
ସିମିୟନsimiyana50
ସିମିଅନsimi'ana50
Simeon in the Russian language
Симеонsimeon-
Simeon in the Arabic language
سيميونsymywn-

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