Simethe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Simethe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Simethe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simethe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simethe (Marathi: िसमेथे) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simethe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Simethe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Simethe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simethe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simethe in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमेथे | isamethe | - |
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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 Simethe
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