Šipka Surname
Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname
Šipka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 814 | 1:4,344 | 880 |
| Serbia | 417 | 1:17,134 | 2,003 |
| Czechia | 164 | 1:64,838 | 10,868 |
| Slovakia | 117 | 1:45,611 | 8,683 |
| Croatia | 82 | 1:51,568 | 9,854 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sipka (1,504), Şipka (454), Šípka (263) & Sípka (1) are calculated separately.
Šipka (13) may also be a first name.
Šipka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šipka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šipka is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Sipka, Şipka, Šípka or Sípka. Click here for further possible spellings of Šipka.
How Common Is The Last Name Šipka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 244,900th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šipka reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Šipka is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 4,344. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 97 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina Šipka is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 26 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sipka | 93 | 1,504 | / |
| Şipka | 93 | 454 | / |
| Šípka | 93 | 263 | / |
| Šipkai | 91 | 10 | / |
| Sípka | 87 | 1 | / |
| Cipka | 80 | 103 | / |
| Šipko | 80 | 9 | / |
| Šépka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Šepka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Xipka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siepka | 73 | 840 | / |
| Shipka | 73 | 350 | / |
| Sipeka | 73 | 212 | / |
| Šipeky | 73 | 35 | / |
| Szipka | 73 | 20 | / |
| Seipka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Cipkas | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zippka | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sipkay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Šipeki | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sipkai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sipkea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sipkas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Suipka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sipkha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sippka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scipka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sipkat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šipkaiová | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sipheka | 67 | 239 | / |
| Chuipka | 67 | 53 | / |
| Schipka | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shipcka | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chipkap | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shippka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chhipka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sipecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shipkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shipkha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Šipka
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