Simões Surname

4,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Simões Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Simão' in portuguese.

Simões Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal43,1021:24243
Angola38,6501:698117
Mozambique25,9551:1,050255
Brazil8,6401:24,7771,117
United States7131:508,35842,645
France6561:101,25414,874
Australia3511:76,9118,987
Canada2511:146,79515,033
England2381:234,10919,389
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
India781:9,834,172191,207
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Luxembourg661:8,7961,392
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Spain541:865,77834,484
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
São Tomé and Príncipe341:5,218410
East Timor251:48,637122
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
China81:170,915,1968,932
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Macau71:85,947463
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Simoes (136,908) are calculated separately.

Simões (253) may also be a first name.

Simões Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Simão' in portuguese.

- rik0

Simões Last Name Facts

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

Simões is found most in Portugal. It may appear in the variant forms: Simoes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simões? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,720th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,951 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Simões reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Simões is also the 560,146th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 253 people.

This surname is most widely held in Portugal, where it is carried by 43,102 people, or 1 in 242. Apart from Portugal Simões is found in 94 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 32 percent are found and Mozambique, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simoes94136,908/
Simõies921/
Simes912,852/
Simeus831,976/
Siemes831,861/
Simmes83513/
Shimes83205/
Simaes8363/
Simets8336/
Soimes8327/
Saimes8316/
Simesh8315/
Seimes8314/
Simues8310/
Simeos839/
Simhes838/
Simães835/
Simges833/
Simese832/
Simeis831/
Cimões831/
Sinões831/
Sismes831/
Simeas831/
Simest831/
Simeons77185/
Suimets7739/
Simesse7726/
Schimes7721/
Simoeys7711/
Shaimes7710/
Simmoes776/
Shimets774/
Simoess774/
Siemesz773/
Shimesh773/
Simoies772/
Shimese772/
Simeshe772/
Simeesh771/
Shimess771/
Simoesh771/
Simoues771/
Saimeus771/
Seimoes771/
Ssimoes771/
Shimeis771/
Saimess771/
Seimets771/
Shimmes770/
Simmees770/
Simeous770/
Simas7320,357/
Symes7310,421/
Sines734,854/
Simos733,997/
Simis73756/
Semes73495/
Simec7393/
Simez7356/
Zimes739/
Cimes739/
Simex734/
Ximes732/
Siñes731/
Simetshe71134/
Siemiesz7166/
Szeimies7143/
Sheimesh712/
Simmeons711/
Simons6789,392/
Sienes673,799/
Signes672,370/
Szemes671,952/
Sineus671,414/
Saines671,173/
Symmes67954/
Chimes67705/
Semmes67658/
Shines67586/
Shemes67470/
Simois67443/
Sinues67368/
Cimeus67337/
Semets67327/
Zeimes67287/
Seames67226/
Sineas67182/
Simans67146/
Semese67137/
Simash67137/
Zaimes67126/
Siemos67117/
Seines67114/
Simays6783/
Semesh6769/
Symets6769/
Semoes6767/
Sinesh6766/
Simise6765/
Semeus6764/
Sineis6754/
Sinese6749/
Seimas6746/
Simase6746/
Simais6740/
Seemes6739/
Senies6734/
Simetz6733/
Simuez6733/
Simmos6732/
Simats6730/
Saimos6729/
Simios6727/
Shimas6725/
Soimis6724/
Simous6724/
Saimas6723/
Sinoes6722/
Simecz6722/
Simice6719/
Sinets6716/
Simhas6714/
Simoms6714/
Simoce6714/
Scemes6713/
Semess6713/
Cimoes6712/
Seimys6711/
Simose6711/
Sismis6710/
Soines6710/
Simmis679/
Semies678/
Singes678/
Szines678/
Symoes677/
Siemas676/
Shimex675/
Sienis675/
Simost675/
Semest674/
Simoys674/
Shimec673/
Sienas673/
Simmas673/
Sismos673/
Suines673/
Simoss673/
Simhis672/
Seimos672/
Scines672/
Simaus672/
Seimis672/
Suimez672/
Simyss672/
Simoez672/
Simazs672/
Symaes672/
Cimeas672/
Simass672/
Siemis672/
Soimas672/
Saimis672/
Simmex671/
Simish671/
Schimmeis671/
Scimec671/
Sisnes671/
Simeshova671/
Simgis671/
Simisc671/
Sinest671/
Zimeus671/
Soimez671/
Simasz671/
Simeac671/
Simeiz671/
Simiez671/
Sieñes671/
Simoïs671/
Sinaes671/
Sineys671/
Szymes671/
Shymes671/
Sehmes671/
Sihmis671/
Symest670/
Zimmes670/
Sinies670/
Sinoms670/

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