Simek Surname

81,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Czechia

Simek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2,2591:31,2703,125
United States1,9781:183,24518,281
Czechia5141:20,6883,163
Austria3451:24,6823,877
Argentina1851:231,04518,899
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Canada971:379,85133,859
Turkey891:874,39841,553
Hungary501:196,32616,661
France381:1,747,966156,445
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
England261:2,143,00282,017
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Šimek (8,311) are calculated separately.

Simek (269) may also be a first name.

Simek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simek (Russian: Симек) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Šimek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simek is the 81,008th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,213,782 people. The last name Simek is predominantly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Simek are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Simek is also the 542,091st most common given name in the world, borne by 269 people.

The surname Simek is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 2,259 people, or 1 in 31,270. In Thailand Simek is most frequent in: Phetchaburi Province, where 8 percent are found, Ang Thong Province, where 8 percent are found and Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Thailand this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.

Simek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simek surname are 21.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Simek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.19% more than the national average, earning $61,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimek938,311/
Shimek912,391/
Siemek911,436/
Saimek91662/
Simeck91103/
Simekh916/
Simesk911/
Simoek911/
Simeke911/
Simmek911/
Sismek911/
Simk899/
Schimek831,949/
Shimeck8333/
Siemeck8329/
Simhaek8312/
Siemeke8311/
Simmeck836/
Seimeck832/
Shoimek831/
Shimiek831/
Shitmek831/
Simeshk831/
Simecke831/
Simeukg831/
Saimeke831/
Shimmek830/
Cimek80718/
Simik80523/
Zimek80455/
Simke80348/
Semek80145/
Simec8093/
Çimek8044/
Simkh8033/
Simeg8024/
Jimek8022/
Symek8011/
Simík8010/
Simex804/
Shimk803/
Gimek802/
Simck801/
Simeq801/
Simyk801/
Simkk801/
Schimeck77115/
Simekova7740/
Schimmek7720/
Schiemek778/
Simeková774/
Schimesk773/
Shimeisk771/
Shimmeck770/
Ziemek73682/
Simike73225/
Simick73213/
Szymek73169/
Zimmek73148/
Shemek73121/
Siemke7365/
Szimke7350/
Semeke7348/
Symekh7337/
Seemek7327/
Siemik7324/
Soimyk7324/
Semeck7322/
Shymek7322/
Simque7318/
Dzimek7317/
Shimik7315/
Shimke7313/
Schimk7312/
Gitmek7310/
Zimeck737/
Shimex735/
Shimeg734/
Shimec733/
Saymek733/
Rzimek732/
Semekh732/
Simegh732/
Siemck732/
Simmex731/
Saimik731/
Scimec731/
Simikk731/
Simikt731/
Semiek731/
Simeac731/
Simieg731/
Simmke731/
Simyok731/
Szemek731/
Giemek731/
Gimeke731/
Gimmek731/
Caimek731/
Seamek731/
Simayk731/
Schimmeck7181/
Simeckova7116/
Schiemeck713/
Shimekova711/
Schimeeck711/
Suimekova711/
Shimeiske711/
Simková67853/
Simkova67718/
Simg67138/
Zimmeck6755/
Schimik6742/
Seemaek6740/
Semeiks6738/
Semk6723/
Ziemeck6723/
Semetke6722/
Shimick6720/
Chaimek6715/
Semeske6712/
Siemiec6712/
Seemeak6712/
Scimisk6712/
Schemek678/
Cimmeck677/
Zimk676/
Shimegh674/
Schimík673/
Simigue673/
Shimeic672/
Szymeck672/
Shimike672/
Schymek672/
Simx672/
Seummek672/
Zsemeik671/
Ziemeke671/
Schiemk671/
Schimeg671/
Simc671/
Simhick671/
Simq671/
Shemeek671/
Simikhe671/
Ziemmek671/
Simegue671/
Simeque671/
Simique671/
Ssemeke671/
Seimgue671/
Semecke671/
Szemeck671/
Shemekt671/
Jaimekh671/
Shemeck670/
Jaimeck670/
Simmick670/

Simek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simek in the Russian language
Симекsimek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simek
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