Simeon Surname
Approximately 259,420 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSimeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 173,495 | 1:299 | 61 |
| Nigeria | 19,026 | 1:9,311 | 1,028 |
| Haiti | 17,867 | 1:598 | 80 |
| Philippines | 7,653 | 1:13,229 | 1,387 |
| Chad | 7,510 | 1:1,810 | 334 |
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| Namibia | 3,347 | 1:720 | 80 |
| Malawi | 3,320 | 1:5,156 | 726 |
| France | 2,823 | 1:23,529 | 2,753 |
| Tanzania | 2,678 | 1:19,769 | 2,512 |
| United States | 2,607 | 1:139,033 | 14,495 |
| Peru | 2,498 | 1:12,724 | 1,706 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,527 | 1:5,340 | 325 |
| Guatemala | 1,317 | 1:12,212 | 1,225 |
| Kenya | 785 | 1:58,828 | 5,802 |
| Honduras | 570 | 1:15,467 | 760 |
| Vanuatu | 551 | 1:478 | 93 |
| Mexico | 532 | 1:233,320 | 5,916 |
| Italy | 529 | 1:115,608 | 19,181 |
| Spain | 457 | 1:102,302 | 8,305 |
| Switzerland | 448 | 1:18,332 | 3,007 |
| Canada | 429 | 1:85,887 | 9,521 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Zimbabwe | 415 | 1:37,201 | 5,761 |
| Saint Lucia | 318 | 1:562 | 100 |
| Dominican Republic | 300 | 1:34,776 | 1,950 |
| England | 234 | 1:238,111 | 19,599 |
| Brazil | 214 | 1:1,000,347 | 35,401 |
| Seychelles | 211 | 1:438 | 97 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Nicaragua | 197 | 1:30,564 | 1,148 |
| New Zealand | 194 | 1:23,342 | 4,099 |
| Cuba | 186 | 1:61,950 | 2,355 |
| South Africa | 183 | 1:296,053 | 28,632 |
| Australia | 181 | 1:149,148 | 15,854 |
| Guyana | 138 | 1:5,523 | 966 |
| Iran | 116 | 1:661,918 | 35,516 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Romania | 106 | 1:189,414 | 19,163 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 1:13,640 | 1,777 |
| Liberia | 91 | 1:48,445 | 4,348 |
| Croatia | 87 | 1:48,605 | 9,385 |
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
| Solomon Islands | 86 | 1:6,745 | 1,010 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| Grenada | 65 | 1:1,670 | 297 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | 1:480,651 | 15,491 |
| Lebanon | 46 | 1:122,545 | 6,622 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Marshall Islands | 26 | 1:1,993 | 478 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| El Salvador | 10 | 1:634,389 | 3,243 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:304,356 | 24,088 |
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:
(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.
“Rich in Fame” in Hebrew. Also written Sims.
The personal name.
(Hebrew.) Hearing.
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.
Simeon Demographics
Average Simeon Salary in
United States
$43,232 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Simeon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simeon in the Georgian language | ||
| სიმეონ | simeon | - |
| Simeon in the Hindi language | ||
| सिमयोन | simayona | - |
| Simeon in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमेन | isamena | - |
| Simeon in the Bengali language | ||
| সিমেয়ন | simeyana | 66.67 |
| সিমিয়ন | simiyana | 33.33 |
| Simeon in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମିୟନ | simiyana | 50 |
| ସିମିଅନ | simi'ana | 50 |
| Simeon in the Russian language | ||
| Симеон | simeon | - |
| Simeon in the Arabic language | ||
| سيميون | symywn | - |
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