Cognomen סימנס (Siemens 
, סימנס 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The cognomen סימנס is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Paraguay, and Canada, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, Paraguay, and Canada. Very seldom, סימנס is the forename as well as the last name.