Simunu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Simunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Simunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simunu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Simunu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Simunu reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simungu | 92 | 82 | / |
| Saimunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shimungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Simaungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zimunu | 83 | 56 | / |
| Simonu | 83 | 35 | / |
| Siminu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Simaunaud | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zimunhu | 77 | 1,556 | / |
| Chimunu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Cimungu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Zimungu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Zimhunu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Saiminu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Semungu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saimonu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Semunau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shiminu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semuenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semunup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimunhu | 71 | 1,535 | / |
| Zimhungu | 71 | 214 | / |
| Zimhunhu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ssemungu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dzimunhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimonu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jemunu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Seminu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chimhunhu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gemunu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Semonu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simonó | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šimonu | 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 Simunu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis