Simua Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Simua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Simua (138) may also be a first name.

Simua Last Name Facts

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

Simua occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Simua occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Simua are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 787,636th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 138 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Simua is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 51 percent reside, National Capital District, where 33 percent reside and Bougainville, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saimua9161/
Shimua9157/
Simuat9123/
Simuha9113/
Simhua911/
Shimwua836/
Seimuaa831/
Saimuaa831/
Simba8088,295/
Simwa802,271/
Semua80104/
Gimua807/
Simva804/
Jimua802/
Simuo801/
Symua800/
Saimouha775/
Shimba7324,501/
Shimwa732,824/
Simbou731,420/
Simbai731,279/
Simmba73238/
Simwai73103/
Soimba7396/
Saimba7338/
Simbau7331/
Simewa7330/
Siemba7325/
Simbay7319/
Ssimba7314/
Simway7311/
Seamua736/
Simbaa734/
Sximba734/
Simhva733/
Semuas733/
Simbea732/
Szimba731/
Simvou731/
Simvoa731/
Simbaÿ731/
Suimba731/
Jihmua731/
Ssimwa731/
Saymua731/
Simwaa731/
Szymua731/
Simhwa731/
Simbaj731/
Jimhua731/
Simwah731/
Simbha731/
Shaimba6759/
Jitmuad6735/
Siembou6719/
Shuimba6711/
Semmuha6710/
Shemuha679/
Chimuat679/
Saymuah676/
Shimbau675/
Shimbai673/
Sheimba672/
Suimbay672/
Sihmbah671/
Soimbou671/
Saimbai671/
Shimbay671/
Saimbha671/
Saimvaj671/
Simbaða671/
Simbhai671/
Simehwa671/
Simmbau671/
Saimbou671/
Shimway671/
Shemuah671/
Shhimba671/
Shemwua671/

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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
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  • 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 Simua
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