Simuma Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Simuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 216 | 1:11,155 | 2,104 |
| Zambia | 33 | 1:480,301 | 21,871 |
Simuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simuma is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,017,412th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Simuma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simuma reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Simuma is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Kavango West Region, where 100 percent reside and Kavango East Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Namibia Simuma occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimuma | 92 | 45 | / |
| Simumay | 92 | 4 | / |
| Simuuma | 92 | 3 | / |
| Simima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Semuma | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jimuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Simoma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gimuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saimima | 77 | 1,388 | / |
| Semouma | 77 | 471 | / |
| Simiema | 77 | 101 | / |
| Chimuma | 77 | 46 | / |
| Simomaa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shimoma | 77 | 15 | / |
| Simomay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seimima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Simomoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siemima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simoumou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Simusmid | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saymouma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Semmouma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimauma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saimoumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siemiema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimeuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simusmer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Semumi | 67 | 182 | / |
| Jemuma | 67 | 63 | / |
| Simomo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Semima | 67 | 23 | / |
| Simomi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Semoma | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zemuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zimoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simoummou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimouma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Simuma
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