Simum Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Simum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Simum (29) may also be a first name.

Simum Last Name Facts

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

Simum occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Simum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simum is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Simum reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 89 percent are found, East Sepik, where 6 percent are found and Enga, where 6 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found and Italy, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saimum911,265/
Simoum915/
Si'mum911/
Simgum911/
Simume911/
Shimoum835/
Shaimum831/
Simun803,676/
Symum80451/
Simom80394/
Jimum8011/
Saimun733,081/
Simmon731,657/
Soimun73228/
Simung73205/
Simoun73169/
Shimun7365/
Semoum7324/
Simmun7312/
Shimom7312/
Chimum7311/
Simhom736/
Simund735/
Simmom734/
Simunc734/
Saymum734/
Zaimum733/
Saimom733/
Simuin732/
Simeun732/
Jaimum731/
Siemun731/
Semgum731/
Jimmum731/
Simoem731/
Simaun731/
Simoom731/
Symumm731/
Setmum731/
Seemum731/
Semaum731/
Siemom731/
Simunk730/
Simutin67583/
Siemund67573/
Shimmon67435/
Saimung6757/
Seimune6732/
Semmoum6719/
Shoimun6716/
Shaimun6712/
Schimun6710/
Shimoun679/
Saimoom679/
Simoung678/
Simmonn677/
Simoune675/
Simeung675/
Saimoun674/
Simundt674/
Chimoum673/
Saimmon673/
Semhoum672/
Simhoun672/
Simound671/
Simahun671/
Simount671/
Saimomm671/
Saimuin671/
Semoume671/
Simaung671/
Simmung671/
Chaimum671/
Chimmum671/
Seimund670/
Scimmon670/
Seamaum670/
Sitmund670/

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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 Simum
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