Simkani Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sweden

Simkani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simkani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Simkani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simkani (Russian: Симкани) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simkani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simkani is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Simkani occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Simkani live; 29 percent live in Southern Africa and 29 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Simkani is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 50 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Simkani occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simnkani931/
Simekani931/
Simkana86215/
Sinkani865/
Simkane864/
Simkoni862/
Simkonis8052/
Sinkhani8011/
Shimcani803/
Chimkani801/
Shimkonis7546/
Shemkhani7515/
Shinkanyi751/
Singkanit751/
Sinkana71393/
Senkani71106/
Zinkani7194/
Sinkane7141/
Sincani718/
Cinkani715/
Semkane712/
Sinkoni712/
Cimkane711/
Simkene711/
Simcany710/
Šimkonis67128/
Zinkhani6774/
Sincaniy6740/
Chinkani6723/
Sinkonis6719/
Singkana6713/
Shimkene6712/
Simconis6710/
Sinkanna674/
Singkane672/
Sjemkane671/
Senkangi671/
Sinkanet671/
Simecane671/
Shenkani671/
Shinqani671/
Zeemkani671/

Simkani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simkani in the Russian language
Симканиsimkani-

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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 Simkani
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