Abu Simk Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Simk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Simk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine101:454,88512,564
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Abu Simk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abu Simk is found most in Palestine. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abu Simk.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Simk? popularity and diffusion

Abu Simk is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Abu Simk is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Simk are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 454,885. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Rafah Governorate, where 80 percent are found, Jenin Governorate, where 10 percent are found and Tubas Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Palestine it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 14 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Sin806,445/
Abu Sem803/
Abu Sing753/
Abu Semn751/
Abu Singh711/
Abu Sen673/
Abu-Sin672/
Abu Sent6313/
Abou Sen631/
Abu Saen631/
Abou Send591/

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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 Abu Simk
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