Shimshek Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Shimshek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 33 | 1:211,482 | 11,501 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Shimshek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimshek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimshek (Russian: Шимшек) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimshek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Shimshek are found; 45 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 28 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Shimshek is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 211,482. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Kardzhali Province, where 27 percent are found, Dobrich Province, where 12 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Bulgaria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent are found and Turkey, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimschek | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simschek | 88 | 25 | / |
| Shymshek | 88 | 9 | / |
| Shimsheq | 88 | 7 | / |
| Simsek | 86 | 5,531 | / |
| Schimscheck | 84 | 8 | / |
| Shimshick | 82 | 16 | / |
| Szimsek | 80 | 21 | / |
| Schimcheck | 78 | 16 | / |
| Schimschik | 78 | 2 | / |
| Schimmchek | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimchik | 75 | 486 | / |
| Schimcek | 75 | 104 | / |
| Simcheck | 75 | 89 | / |
| Chimchek | 75 | 43 | / |
| Chemshek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimschek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schimmcheck | 74 | 9 | / |
| Shimshikova | 74 | 7 | / |
| Shemshekova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simsik | 71 | 341 | / |
| Shimchick | 71 | 106 | / |
| Symsek | 71 | 27 | / |
| Cimsek | 71 | 21 | / |
| Semsek | 71 | 20 | / |
| Simzek | 71 | 14 | / |
| Simcek | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sımsek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simschick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şimsek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simsec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimcheck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simsick | 67 | 58 | / |
| Simezik | 67 | 21 | / |
| Szimzek | 67 | 12 | / |
Shimshek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimshek in the Russian language | ||
| Шимшек | simsek | - |
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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 Shimshek
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