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 last name Simoés is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Simoes, Simoès, Simoês, Simöes or Simóes. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simoés? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Simoés live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 33 percent live and Northern Cape, where 33 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 50 percent live.

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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