Simuku Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Simuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3841:6,2741,219
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Simuku Last Name Facts

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

Simuku occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Simuku.

How Common Is The Last Name Simuku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Simuku are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 6,274. In Namibia Simuku is most frequent in: Kavango West Region, where 90 percent reside, Kavango East Region, where 9 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Simuku Last Name Statistics demography

Simuku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.17% less than the national average, earning R 56,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimuku9228/
Simukau923/
Simukou921/
Simukhu921/
Simoku8327/
Semuku835/
Jimuku833/
Saimoku772,367/
Seimoku7718/
Shimoku775/
Semukui772/
Semukau771/
Simukoo771/
Ssemuku771/
Tjimuku771/
Shemuku771/
Shimooku711/
Semoukou711/
Semoku674/
Semucu671/
Ssemukuut671/
Zaimoku62738/
Shimicu622/
Simicuy621/
Simockó621/
Shemiku621/
Chemukut573/
Chemukui571/
Chemukeu571/
Ssemuccu571/

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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 Simuku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis