Simetić Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Simetić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simetić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1171:61,0685,673
Bosnia and Herzegovina1091:32,4444,933
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Šimetić (110) & Simetic (14) are calculated separately.

Simetić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simetić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Šimetić or Simetic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simetić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Simetić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Simetić is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 61,068. In Serbia Simetić is mostly concentrated in: Srem District, where 35 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 34 percent reside and North Bačka District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Serbia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 42 percent reside and Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimetić95110/
Simetic9514/
Simatić865/
Simotić861/
Simetits8036/
Simetich8011/
Šimatić7192/
Schimetits7122/
Šimotić7112/
Schimtiz671/
Schimitiz634/
Schimetitsch631/
Simtec622/
Shemtic571/
Zeimetez533/
Zeimtetz532/
Siemtech531/
Schimitez5098/

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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 Simetić
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