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Worldwide, Simba (Simba , سيمبا ) is quite a common mostly male, but seldom female first name. The forename Simba is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a rare male name, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Egypt. More frequently, Simba is the last name as well as the forename.
Simba is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Simba , the protagonist of The Lion King; Simba , the Fictional lion and main protagonist of the 2019 film The Lion King and Simba , the musical character in the musical The Lion King by Elton John; a male lion who is next in line to become king, son of Mufasa.