Simak Surname
Approximately 2,894 people bear this surname
Simak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 940 | 1:153,322 | 17,716 |
| Thailand | 396 | 1:178,380 | 29,012 |
| United States | 364 | 1:995,766 | 73,638 |
| Indonesia | 186 | 1:711,017 | 55,051 |
| Austria | 181 | 1:47,047 | 7,513 |
| India | 133 | 1:5,767,409 | 137,347 |
| Belarus | 132 | 1:71,978 | 11,674 |
| Moldova | 90 | 1:39,571 | 6,032 |
| Turkey | 74 | 1:1,051,641 | 46,826 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Nepal | 15 | 1:1,898,730 | 7,997 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Simák (230), Šimak (171) & Šimák (1,083) are calculated separately.
Simak (721) may also be a first name.
Simak Demographics
Average Simak Salary in
United States
$50,502 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Simak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simak (Georgian: სიმაკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﺎﻙ, Hindi: सीमाक, Marathi: िसमक, Oriya: ସିମକ, Russian: Симак) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Simák, Šimak or Šimák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Simak.
How Common Is The Last Name Simak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 152,127th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,518,157 people. The last name Simak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Simak live; 34 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 307,326th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 721 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 940 people, or 1 in 153,322. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 11 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Simak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Simak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Simak surname expanded 4,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Simak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Simak surname are 5.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Simak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.57% less than the national average, earning R 115,080 per year; in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 113.78% more than the national average, earning $106,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simak in the Georgian language | ||
| სიმაკ | simak | - |
| Simak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﺎﻙ | smak | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻙ | alsmak | 33.33 |
| Simak in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମକ | simaka | 50 |
| ସିମକ୍ | simak | 50 |
| Simak in the Marathi language | ||
| िसमक | isamaka | 50 |
| िंसमक | insamaka | 28.57 |
| सीमक | simaka | 14.29 |
| िसमाक | isamaka | 7.14 |
| Simak in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमाक | simaka | 42.86 |
| सिमक | simaka | 28.57 |
| सिमाक | simaka | 14.29 |
| सिमा | sima | 14.29 |
| Simak in the Russian language | ||
| Симак | simak | - |
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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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