Simić Surname

16,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Simić Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'descendant of Simo'. It is a South Slavic name.

Simić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia20,3311:35147
Bosnia and Herzegovina9,6301:36719
Kosovo1,7881:1,041151
Croatia1,3001:3,253300
Slovenia9541:2,608331
Montenegro2301:2,781584
North Macedonia1741:12,0771,904
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Šimić (8,783), Simic (7,206), Simič (116), Simiç (2), Šimic (154), Šimič (26) & Şimic (4) are calculated separately.

Simić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descendant of Simo'. It is a South Slavic name.

- milos.miodanic

Simić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simić (Arabic: سيميك) is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šimić, Simic, Simič, Simiç, Šimic, Šimič or Şimic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,186th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 211,706 people. Simić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Simić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 20,331 people, or 1 in 351. In Serbia it is most common in: Belgrade, where 19 percent live, Mačva District, where 11 percent live and Pomoravlje District, where 8 percent live. Other than Serbia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 28 percent live and Kosovo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimić938,783/
Simic937,206/
Simič93116/
Simiç932/
Simmić913/
Shimić911/
Šimic87154/
Šimič8726/
Şimic874/
Semić80609/
Sumić80302/
Simiz80288/
Zimić80192/
Cimić8082/
Simićová7712/
Simich731,259/
Simitz73170/
Simici73108/
Simics7369/
Simoiz7330/
Simicz7329/
Shimic7327/
Simits7325/
Shimiz736/
Saimic731/
Simiez731/
Simeiz731/
Simmich67206/
Shimitz6750/
Simitci6737/
Szimics6736/
Shimits6727/
Shimich6725/
Simitch6719/
Seimits6718/
Siemiec6712/
Simiche6710/
Szimich672/
Shimeic672/
Simaici672/
Schimic671/
Szimicz671/
Scimitz671/
Simiets671/
Siemiez671/
Szimits671/

Simić Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simić in the Arabic language
سيميكsymyk-

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