Simoés Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Simoés Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simoés Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941

The alternate forms: Simoes (136,908), Simoès (5), Simoês (1), Simöes (2) & Simóes (1) are calculated separately.

Simoés Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simoés occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Simoes, Simoès, Simoês, Simöes or Simóes. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simoés? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Simoés is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Simoés are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Simoés is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 33 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simoes94136,908/
Simoès945/
Simoês941/
Simöes892/
Simóes891/
Simoeys7711/
Simooes779/
Simmoes776/
Simoess774/
Simoeis773/
Simoões772/
Ssimoes771/
Seimoes771/
Simoesh771/
Simoįes771/
Simoets771/
Simoe7372/
Simeus671,976/
Shimoe671,689/
Semoes6767/
Simaes6763/
Cimoes6712/
Symoes677/
Simoet675/
Simoez672/
Simoee671/
Simouy671/
Simoex671/
Simoua671/
Simõis671/
Simoer671/
Simäes671/
Zimoes671/

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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 Simoés
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