Simumu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Simumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Simumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simumu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Simumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Simumu live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Simumu is primarily found in: Northern, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimumu9210/
Simoumou869/
Semumu83102/
Gimumu835/
Simimu831/
Simoummou801/
Chimumu7762/
Zimumhu778/
Zimhumu776/
Zimhumhu7185/
Chimumhu719/
Jemumu67278/
Semimu677/
Jemumut62221/
Jemumus626/
Shemimu621/

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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 Simumu
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