Siminu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Siminu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siminu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Siminu (11) may also be a first name.

Siminu Last Name Facts

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

Siminu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siminu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Siminu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Siminu reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Siminu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename globally, held by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 71 percent are found, Kano, where 14 percent are found and Zamfara, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siminou9259/
Saiminu926/
Simainu925/
Simionu925/
Simeinu922/
Simingu921/
Shiminu921/
Siminhuj861/
Siminaux860/
Siminous860/
Seminu8330/
Simenu8321/
Jiminu8317/
Simunu838/
Simenou771,118/
Siminoe77184/
Simeanu7779/
Seminou776/
Seminut773/
Semionu773/
Jimminu772/
Simenau772/
Siminoo771/
Saimunu771/
Zhiminu771/
Seaminu771/
Simengu771/
Ciminau771/
Saimenu771/
Seimeanu7155/
Zimhingu7110/
Simmenou715/
Soimeanu714/
Siemenou714/
Simenouh713/
Djiminou711/
Chiminou711/
Shimengu711/
Shemienu711/
Seminous710/
Jeminu67165/
Zimunu6756/
Semenu6749/
Simenhaus6726/
Zeminu671/
Gimenu671/
Seminoult670/

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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 Siminu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis