Simpu Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Simpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Simpu (1,833) may also be a first name.

Simpu Last Name Facts

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

Simpu (Hindi: सिम्पू, Oriya: ସିଂପୁନୀ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simpu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Simpu live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 178,189th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,833 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 3,778,548. In Indonesia Simpu is primarily concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 60 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 29 percent are found and Papua, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimpu91214/
Saimpu9188/
Simput9156/
Simpau9121/
Simpou9116/
Siempu918/
Simpui913/
Simpus911/
Siempou8328/
Simpeuh8312/
Shaimpu832/
Saimpou831/
Cimpu80466/
Sempu80153/
Gimpu80144/
Jimpu8033/
Sinpu8013/
Sympu803/
Sinphu73186/
Sempui73100/
Sempud7342/
Simpoo7337/
Semput7336/
Sempou7327/
Chimpu7322/
Sainpu7319/
Shinpu7316/
Sempau7312/
Cimpau736/
Jaimpu735/
Gimpau735/
Sinpui734/
Saempu733/
Simpoe732/
Ssempu731/
Sempuh731/
Semphu731/
Sinpus731/
Sinnpu731/
Sympou731/
Sibu673,421/
Sivu67599/
Sempoux6776/
Chimphu6711/
Sempuch673/
Sempaud673/
Chimput671/
Chimpud671/
Shempui671/
Sainphu671/
Seumpou671/
Shinpou671/
Shimpoo671/
Zmpu671/
Jmpu671/

Simpu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simpu in the Oriya language
ସିଂପୁନୀsimpuni-
Simpu in the Hindi language
सिम्पूsimpu67.95
सिम्पुsimpu21.15
सीम्पूsimpu5.13
सिंपूsimpu3.21
सिमपु़simapu0.64
सिमपुsimapu0.64
सिम्प्ूsimpu0.64
सिंपुsimpu0.64

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simpu
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