Simiu Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Simiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France61:11,070,454349,096
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Simiu (155) may also be a first name.

Simiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simiu (Hindi: सीमीऊ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Simiu is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Simiu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Simiu is also the 738,219th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 155 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Simiu is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 59 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Ogun, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simoiu91415/
Shimiu9114/
Simiou9111/
Seimiu917/
Simius912/
Simiuy911/
Simiju911/
Simieou8315/
Shimihu833/
Siemiuć831/
Semiu808,353/
Simyu8017/
Jimiu803/
Hssimiou771/
Shimmius770/
Simião73290/
Simuyu73238/
Simeau7371/
Simeou7347/
Symiou7341/
Saimju7341/
Gimoiu7338/
Semiou7319/
Simjou7316/
Chimiu7313/
Jaimiu7310/
Jimius739/
Semius736/
Semihu736/
Siméus734/
Simeyu733/
Semeiu733/
Semiuu733/
Semieu732/
Semiua732/
Shemiu732/
Semiju732/
Ximihu732/
Zimhiu731/
Simehu731/
Simyou731/
Semiue731/
Seemiu731/
Chimoiu67101/
Shimoyu6795/
Shimoju678/
Shimuju672/
Semihou672/
Shemiju672/
Zimieou672/
Shimyou672/
Shimeyu671/
Semmiud671/
Simoyou671/
Semijju671/
Simeous670/

Simiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simiu in the Hindi language
सीमीऊsimi'u-

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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 Simiu
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