Simji Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Simji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Simji (225) may also be a first name.
Simji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simji (Hindi: सीमजी, Marathi: िसमजी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Simji is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Simji reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 599,828th most common given name throughout the world, held by 225 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Simji is most numerous in: Plateau, where 95 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simji in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमजी | simaji | - |
| Simji in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमजी | isamaji | - |
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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 Simji
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