Simiyu Surname
Approximately 145,082 people bear this surname
Simiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 137,516 | 1:336 | 35 |
| Uganda | 3,341 | 1:11,685 | 1,941 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Nigeria | 634 | 1:279,405 | 15,802 |
| Tanzania | 335 | 1:158,035 | 14,174 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
Simiyu (45,886) may also be a first name.
Simiyu Demographics
Simiyu Political Affiliation
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Simiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simiyu (Arabic: سيميو) occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Simiyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simiyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,855th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,231 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simiyu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Simiyu is also the 19,863rd most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 45,886 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 137,516 people, or 1 in 336. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 57 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 19 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Simiyu is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Sudan, where 2 percent reside.
Simiyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Simiyu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Simiyu last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
Simiyu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning $33,299 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simiyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simiyu in the Arabic language | ||
| سيميو | symyw | - |
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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 Simiyu
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