Simunya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Simunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Simunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simunya occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simunya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Simunya is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Simunya reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Simunya is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zimunya | 86 | 5,148 | / |
| Semunya | 86 | 357 | / |
| Simunja | 86 | 108 | / |
| Simonya | 86 | 34 | / |
| Simunyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dzimunya | 80 | 200 | / |
| Shimonya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Semunyah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Simunija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zimhunya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simonia | 71 | 675 | / |
| Semunja | 71 | 25 | / |
| Simonyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siminia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siminja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siminyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zimonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciminya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimunja | 67 | 517 | / |
| Shimonyo | 67 | 168 | / |
| Šimunija | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chimunia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ssemunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simoneao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djemunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiminja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semonyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simmonia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Simunya
- 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