Simitu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Simitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Simitu (15) may also be a first name.
Simitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simitu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Simitu.
How Common Is The Last Name Simitu? popularity and diffusion
Simitu is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Simitu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Simitu reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Simitu is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent live and Oyo, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Simitu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simitut | 92 | 8 | / |
| Simitou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seimitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simaitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simuitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shimitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shihmitu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simaithu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simetu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Simutu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Semitut | 77 | 6 | / |
| Simethu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shimutu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simuutu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimetus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimuthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semetu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Zimutu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Semutu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziemituch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimuttu | 62 | 132 | / |
| Semeatu | 62 | 56 | / |
| Jemitus | 62 | 11 | / |
| Semetus | 62 | 2 | / |
| Semmetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jemistu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chimetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Semuthu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gemistou | 57 | 17 | / |
| Zemeitus | 57 | 16 | / |
| Jemaitou | 57 | 9 | / |
| Ssemuteu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Joimeteu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shemettu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zemetu | 50 | 2,415 | / |
| Gemetu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Cemetu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Simitu
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