Simo Surname
Approximately 62,366 people bear this surname
Simo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23,075 | 1:900 | 68 |
| Morocco | 16,392 | 1:2,103 | 148 |
| Spain | 5,143 | 1:9,090 | 1,081 |
| Egypt | 2,624 | 1:35,036 | 3,683 |
| Romania | 2,612 | 1:7,687 | 1,009 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,672 | 1:6,240 | 604 |
| United States | 1,335 | 1:271,505 | 25,464 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Philippines | 1,000 | 1:101,238 | 17,657 |
| Algeria | 872 | 1:44,302 | 7,803 |
| Brazil | 792 | 1:270,296 | 10,402 |
| Argentina | 555 | 1:77,015 | 6,534 |
| France | 499 | 1:133,112 | 20,353 |
| Thailand | 428 | 1:165,043 | 26,479 |
| Tanzania | 357 | 1:148,296 | 13,502 |
| Papua New Guinea | 343 | 1:23,772 | 2,611 |
| Indonesia | 273 | 1:484,429 | 39,843 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| Albania | 205 | 1:14,215 | 2,556 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Cuba | 197 | 1:58,491 | 2,267 |
| Italy | 191 | 1:320,192 | 39,320 |
| Mexico | 167 | 1:743,271 | 11,182 |
| Germany | 125 | 1:644,044 | 50,561 |
| Venezuela | 114 | 1:264,948 | 6,420 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Slovakia | 67 | 1:79,649 | 15,428 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Finland | 54 | 1:101,791 | 10,352 |
| Ecuador | 45 | 1:353,463 | 9,524 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Andorra | 12 | 1:6,986 | 1,135 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Simó (1,764), Šimo (1,247), Şimo (4) & Šimó (1) are calculated separately.
Simo (51,382) may also be a first name.
Simo Demographics
Simo Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Simo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simo (Arabic: سيمو, Georgian: სიმო, Hindi: सीमो, Oriya: ସିେମା, Russian: Симо, Tibetan: སྲི་མོ།) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Simó, Šimo, Şimo or Šimó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simo? popularity and diffusion
Simo is the 9,086th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 116,851 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Simo are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 18,073rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 51,382 people.
The surname Simo is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 23,075 people, or 1 in 900. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 32 percent live, West Region, where 31 percent live and Littoral Region, where 29 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 112 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent live and Spain, where 8 percent live.
Simo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Simo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Simo surname rose 26,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Simo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Simo last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.
The amount Simo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.22% less than the national average, earning R 99,276 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $60,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simo in the Georgian language | ||
| სიმო | simo | - |
| Simo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྲི་མོ། | simo | - |
| Simo in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमो | simo | 90.14 |
| सिमो | simo | 8.45 |
| सीमॉ | simo | 0.7 |
| Simo in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେମା | siema | 54.55 |
| ସିମ | sima | 27.27 |
| ସୀେମା | siema | 9.09 |
| ଶିେମା | siema | 9.09 |
| Simo in the Russian language | ||
| Симо | simo | - |
| Simo in the Arabic language | ||
| سيمو | symw | - |
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Footnotes
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