Simeya Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Simeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 83 | 1:190,963 | 12,723 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Simeya (56) may also be a first name.
Simeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simeya (Oriya: ସିେମୟା) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simeya is the 1,518,885th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Simeya live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Simeya is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 56 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Zambia Simeya is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 66 percent reside and Southern Province, where 34 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେମୟା | siemaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Simeya
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