Simões Surname
Approximately 119,564 people bear this surname
Simões Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'son of Simão' in portuguese.
Simões Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 43,102 | 1:242 | 43 |
| Angola | 38,650 | 1:698 | 117 |
| Mozambique | 25,955 | 1:1,050 | 255 |
| Brazil | 8,640 | 1:24,777 | 1,117 |
| United States | 713 | 1:508,358 | 42,645 |
| France | 656 | 1:101,254 | 14,874 |
| Australia | 351 | 1:76,911 | 8,987 |
| Canada | 251 | 1:146,795 | 15,033 |
| England | 238 | 1:234,109 | 19,389 |
| South Africa | 165 | 1:328,350 | 30,751 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Luxembourg | 66 | 1:8,796 | 1,392 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 34 | 1:5,218 | 410 |
| East Timor | 25 | 1:48,637 | 122 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Macau | 7 | 1:85,947 | 463 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Simoes (136,908) are calculated separately.
Simões (253) may also be a first name.
Simões Surname Meaning
Simões Demographics
Average Male Simões Height
173.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Simões Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simões Come From? nationality or country of origin
Simões is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Simoes. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simões.
How Common Is The Last Name Simões? popularity and diffusion
The last name Simões is the 4,720th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 60,951 people. The last name Simões occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Simões reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 560,146th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 253 people.
Simões is most common in Portugal, where it is borne by 43,102 people, or 1 in 242. Aside from Portugal Simões exists in 94 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 32 percent live and Mozambique, where 22 percent live.
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