Simsem Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Simsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Şimşem (2) are calculated separately.

Simsem (201) may also be a first name.

Simsem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simsem has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur as: Şimşem. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simsem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Simsem reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 639,077th most common first name worldwide, held by 201 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 5,351,858. In Brazil Simsem is primarily found in: Paraná, where 38 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 28 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 23 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siemsem921/
Şimşem892/
Semsem8313,557/
Simsim834,140/
Simsen83907/
Simsom8333/
Simzem8316/
Simsam8316/
Sinsem839/
Symsem831/
Siemsen772,287/
Simsone77434/
Simsaen77185/
Simseng777/
Sinsiem771/
Saimsen771/
Simsime771/
Semseem771/
Simchem771/
Chimsem771/
Simmsen770/
Siemssen71336/
Shimshim717/
Siemszen711/
Shimseng711/
Sheimsom711/
Simsaime711/
Simson678,096/
Simsan67619/
Semsen67139/
Zimsen67135/
Simgen67123/
Sinsen67109/
Sinjem6790/
Simsin6748/
Sensem6719/
Singem6718/
Simzen676/
Jemsem676/
Sinzem674/
Symsen673/
Simßen671/
Zimzem671/
Schimscheime671/

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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
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  • 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 Simsem
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