Simana Surname
Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname
Simana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 444 | 1:5,427 | 1,031 |
| Papua New Guinea | 187 | 1:43,603 | 5,342 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| India | 90 | 1:8,522,949 | 175,347 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| Afghanistan | 50 | 1:643,064 | 7,334 |
| Maldives | 32 | 1:12,630 | 945 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Šimana (39), Simaña (9) & Šimána (52) are calculated separately.
Simana (1,762) may also be a first name.
Simana Demographics
Average Simana Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Simana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Simana (Bengali: সিমনা, Hindi: सिमाना, Marathi: िसमना, Oriya: ସିମାନା, Russian: Симана) occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Šimana, Simaña or Šimána. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Simana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 319,156th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,218,043 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Simana reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,383rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,762 people.
This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 5,427. In Namibia Simana is mostly concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 45 percent live, Khomas Region, where 24 percent live and ǁKaras Region, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Simana Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Simana earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 61.09% less than the national average, earning R 92,460 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simana in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମାନା | simana | 59.38 |
| ସିମନା | simana | 23.96 |
| ସିମନ | simana | 5.21 |
| ଶିମନା | simana | 2.08 |
| ସୀମାନା | simana | 2.08 |
| ଶିମାନା | simana | 2.08 |
| ଶିମନ | simana | 1.04 |
| ପେମାଦିନି | pemadini | 1.04 |
| ସୀମନା | simana | 1.04 |
| Simana in the Bengali language | ||
| সিমনা | simana | 50 |
| সীমানা | simana | 21.43 |
| সীমনা | simana | 21.43 |
| সিমানা | simana | 7.14 |
| Simana in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमना | isamana | 50 |
| िसमाणा | isamana | 25 |
| िसमाना | isamana | 12.5 |
| सीमाना | simana | 6.25 |
| िसमणा | isamana | 3.13 |
| सीमना | simana | 3.13 |
| Simana in the Hindi language | ||
| सिमाना | simana | 28 |
| सिमना | simana | 24 |
| सीमना | simana | 20 |
| सीमाना | simana | 16 |
| सीमंा | simama | 4 |
| सीमाणा | simana | 4 |
| समीना | samina | 4 |
| Simana in the Russian language | ||
| Симана | simana | - |
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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
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- 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 Simana
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