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) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,518,885th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Simeya are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 66 percent live and Southern Province, where 34 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.
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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