Simm Surname

72,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Simm Surname Definition:

Like Sim, a diminutive of Simon, Simeon, q.v.

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Simm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6571:20,9702,955
Germany9601:83,86010,573
United States7601:476,92040,469
Brazil5281:405,44415,436
Australia4431:60,9387,370
Canada3971:92,81010,160
Estonia1961:6,744806
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Scotland1511:35,4563,458
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Wales431:71,9666,223
Poland421:904,97068,062
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria251:340,61736,996
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Norway81:642,78647,258
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1531:21,1412,988
Scotland331:113,4315,331
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

The alternate forms: Sîmm (1) are calculated separately.

Simm (137) may also be a first name.

Simm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Like Sim, a diminutive of Simon, Simeon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(English, Scottish) This surname means 'son of Simon'.

Simm is a variant of the surname Simpson.

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Simm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simm (Hindi: सिम्म, Russian: Симм) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sîmm. Click here for other potential spellings of Simm.

How Common Is The Last Name Simm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,324th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,068,869 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Simm live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 137 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2,657 people, or 1 in 20,970. In England Simm is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 27 percent are found, Lancashire, where 9 percent are found and Merseyside, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England Simm occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Simm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Simm has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Simm surname expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Simm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Simm surname is chiefly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Simm are 7.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Simm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.72% less than the national average, earning 194,760 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning R 298,032 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sîmm921/
Simme89330/
Simmh8979/
Shimm8967/
Simmt898/
Szimm898/
Saimm893/
Sitmm891/
Suimm891/
Simmd891/
Sim86480,931/
Schimm80404/
Shimme802/
Saimme801/
Sime7541,403/
Saim7518,049/
Shim7517,132/
Seim754,894/
Soim753,041/
Siem752,714/
Semm751,102/
Gimm75886/
Simh75569/
Suim75408/
Zimm75403/
Symm75284/
Jimm75210/
Sihm75120/
Szim7582/
Jsim7561/
Simt7536/
Hsim7513/
Sjim7511/
Sinm759/
Sism759/
Ssim758/
Simd757/
Cimm755/
Scim754/
Sitm754/
Ximm751/
Sxim751/
Simmová7312/
Schimmd730/
Hshim672,272/
Shaim671,650/
Scime671,469/
Shoim67853/
Saime67799/
Shime67594/
Seime67432/
Shemm67378/
Semme67260/
Sieme67181/
Sheim67162/
Schim67155/
Jimme6790/
Gimme6765/
Ssimt6764/
Saaim6748/
Shiem6746/
Chimm6745/
Siemt6744/
Shiom6735/
Sinme6733/
Sisme6732/
Scaim6731/
Soime6726/
Zimmt6723/
Zimme6723/
Szeim6720/
Sjiem6718/
Shhim6715/
Simdh6713/
Gimmå6712/
Szime6711/
Suime678/
Jshim677/
Shism676/
Sitme675/
Hsiem675/
Saitm674/
Hsaim673/
Djimm673/
Seemm672/
Seism672/
Shimt672/
Shuim672/
Jimmt672/
Jhimm671/
Jssim671/
Zeimm671/
Sinmh671/
Shymm671/
Shimd671/
Shimh671/
Tgimm671/
Sihme671/
Siaym671/
Saimd671/
Semmt671/
Soymm671/
Símme671/
Semmd671/
Shcim671/
Ximnm671/
Sjaim670/
Shinm670/
Sciem670/

Simm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simm in the Hindi language
सिम्मsim'ma50
सीममsimama50
Simm in the Russian language
Симмsimm-

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