Simoes Surname

4,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Simoes Surname User-submission:

Simões is a Portuguese surname from the region of the actual northern Portugal. Thinking of the word as not a surname, it is the plural of "Simão" (from the same region), and the name differentiation may be due to family breaks or mistypes throughout the years.

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Simoes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121,9171:1,756183
Angola3,9441:6,843902
France3,5671:18,6212,087
United States2,2531:160,87816,381
India1,4061:545,56626,912
Canada6411:57,4816,790
Venezuela6151:49,1122,467
Spain6051:77,2766,725
Argentina4281:99,8688,418
England2671:208,68217,974
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Switzerland1941:42,3355,920
Uruguay1631:21,0542,430
Luxembourg1491:3,896533
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
Australia591:457,55435,515
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Ecuador401:397,6469,955
Israel351:244,50422,492
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Wales111:281,32115,850
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Simões (119,564), Simoés (6), Simoès (5), Simoês (1) & Simóes (1) are calculated separately.

Simoes (534) may also be a first name.

Simoes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Simões is a Portuguese surname from the region of the actual northern Portugal. Thinking of the word as not a surname, it is the plural of "Simão" (from the same region), and the name differentiation may be due to family breaks or mistypes throughout the years. As an example, when members of a Simão family you would say "there comes the Simões", in Portuguese. It is probable that the plural began to be a unique surname itself.

- felipebuenobsimoes

Patronymic of Simao, a Portuguese given name (Eng: Simon).

- mfariacastro

This surname means 'son of Simão' in portuguese.

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Simoes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simoes (Arabic: سيمويس, Marathi: िसमोस) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Simões, Simoés, Simoès, Simoês or Simóes. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simoes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,110th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 53,230 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Simoes reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 364,930th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 534 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 121,917 people, or 1 in 1,756. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 31 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 3 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Simoes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simoes last name are 42.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.39% registered with the party.

The amount Simoes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3814.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 758,862 per year; in South Africa they earn 140.46% more than the national average, earning R 571,416 per year; in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simões94119,564/
Simoés946/
Simoès945/
Simoês941/
Simóes941/
Simoeys9211/
Simooes929/
Simmoes926/
Simoess924/
Simoies922/
Simoões922/
Simoįes921/
Simoesh921/
Simoues921/
Seimoes921/
Ssimoes921/
Simoets921/
Simos913,997/
Simes912,852/
Simoe9172/
Simeus831,976/
Siemes831,861/
Shimoe831,689/
Simmes83513/
Simois83443/
Siemos83117/
Semoes8367/
Simaes8363/
Simmos8332/
Saimos8329/
Soimes8327/
Simous8324/
Saimes8316/
Simesh8315/
Seimes8314/
Cimoes8312/
Simues8310/
Simhes838/
Symoes837/
Simães835/
Simoet835/
Simoys834/
Simoss833/
Seimos832/
Simoez832/
Zimoes831/
Simeis831/
Simoer831/
Simoex831/
Simeas831/
Simoee831/
Simaeys77173/
Semoese7722/
Simoush7717/
Simoyas7710/
Shaimes7710/
Simouse775/
Siemesz773/
Simowez772/
Simahes771/
Simeesh771/
Simmous771/
Simoias771/
Simoysh771/
Simõies771/
Siemosz771/
Saimeus771/
Shimeis771/
Saimess771/
Simmees770/
Simeous770/
Simosch770/
Simus73367/
Semos73282/
Simae73171/
Semoe73111/
Simez7356/
Cimos7322/
Symos7316/
Zimes739/
Simoz736/
Siemiesz7166/
Szeimies7143/
Shoimosh718/
Simoyise712/
Sheimesh712/
Chimojes711/
Schimmoe711/
Shimouie711/
Jimohese711/
Simouche711/
Simmouds710/
Cimeus67337/
Zeimes67287/
Seames67226/
Suimae67159/
Zaimes67126/
Cimosz6784/
Simays6783/
Sihmus6770/
Semeus6764/
Seimae6755/
Shimae6744/
Simais6740/
Szymos6739/
Simuez6733/
Simoiz6730/
Simaee6725/
Semous6716/
Shimus6714/
Simaey6711/
Semosh6710/
Semies678/
Soimus678/
Symosh675/
Simuse675/
Simahe675/
Saimus675/
Simush672/
Simaus672/
Suimez672/
Symaes672/
Cimeas672/
Schimmeis671/
Scymos671/
Simmus671/
Shemos671/
Sehetmoes671/
Seymoe671/
Symous671/
Szemos671/
Simõis671/
Cimões671/
Simoua671/
Zimeus671/
Soimez671/
Simeiz671/
Simiez671/
Simaej671/
Simouy671/
Szymes671/
Scimoz671/
Simaet671/
Ceimos671/
Simusz671/
Seemoe671/
Seimus671/
Gemoes671/
Zimmes670/
Semois670/

Simoes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simoes in the Marathi language
िसमोसisamosa38.1
िसमोएसisamo'esa28.57
िसमॉसisamosa14.29
सीमॉइसsimo'isa9.52
सीमोसsimosa9.52
Simoes in the Arabic language
سيمويسsymwys-

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