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
The last name Simuma occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Simuma.
How Common Is The Last Name Simuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,017,412th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Simuma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simuma live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simuma is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kavango West Region, where 100 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Namibia Simuma occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 13 percent are found.
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
- 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 Simuma
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