Simonsin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Simonsin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simonsin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Simonsin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simonsin is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simonsin? popularity and diffusion

Simonsin is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Simonsin is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Simonsin are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Simonsin is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent live and Rivers, where 43 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Hong Kong, where 10 percent live.

Simonsin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Simonsin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simonsin surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Simonsin
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