Siminyu Surname

165,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Siminyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Siminyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4721:31,3723,419
Uganda1,1381:34,3054,555
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Siminyu (256) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Siminyu Demographics

Siminyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 22 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Siminyu Last Name Facts

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

Siminyu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siminyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Siminyu is the 165,800th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,790,025 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siminyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Siminyu is also the 556,659th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 256 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,472 people, or 1 in 31,372. In Kenya Siminyu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent reside, Busia County, where 12 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Siminyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hsiminyu933/
Shiminyu931/
Seminyu862/
Chiminyu8061/
Siminoiu8030/
Sseminyu801/
Seminyuy801/
Siminhuj801/
Simionoiu7510/
Semenyuh6734/
Simenius6713/
Chimenyu671/
Semenyut671/
Semenyue671/
Semenyuha639/
Chimeniu531/
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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 Siminyu
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