Simua Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Simua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Simua (138) may also be a first name.

Simua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simua is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Simua.

How Common Is The Last Name Simua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simua is the 1,931,261st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Simua is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Simua are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 138 people.

Simua is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 51 percent are found, National Capital District, where 33 percent are found and Bougainville, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saimua9161/
Shimua9157/
Simuat9123/
Simuha9113/
Simhua911/
Shimwua836/
Seimuaa831/
Saimuaa831/
Simba8088,295/
Simwa802,271/
Semua80104/
Gimua807/
Simva804/
Jimua802/
Simuo801/
Symua800/
Saimouha775/
Shimba7324,501/
Shimwa732,824/
Simbou731,420/
Simbai731,279/
Simmba73238/
Simwai73103/
Soimba7396/
Saimba7338/
Simbau7331/
Simewa7330/
Siemba7325/
Simbay7319/
Ssimba7314/
Simway7311/
Seamua736/
Simbaa734/
Sximba734/
Simhva733/
Semuas733/
Simbea732/
Szimba731/
Simvou731/
Simvoa731/
Simbaÿ731/
Suimba731/
Jihmua731/
Ssimwa731/
Saymua731/
Simwaa731/
Szymua731/
Simhwa731/
Simbaj731/
Jimhua731/
Simwah731/
Simbha731/
Shaimba6759/
Jitmuad6735/
Siembou6719/
Shuimba6711/
Semmuha6710/
Shemuha679/
Chimuat679/
Saymuah676/
Shimbau675/
Shimbai673/
Sheimba672/
Suimbay672/
Sihmbah671/
Soimbou671/
Saimbai671/
Shimbay671/
Saimbha671/
Saimvaj671/
Simbaða671/
Simbhai671/
Simehwa671/
Simmbau671/
Saimbou671/
Shimway671/
Shemuah671/
Shhimba671/
Shemwua671/

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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 Simua
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