Simov Surname

161,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Simov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,9851:3,516505
Russia2021:713,48060,388
Serbia1211:59,0495,535
North Macedonia791:26,6013,362
Israel651:131,65614,227
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Greece241:461,65859,466
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria121:709,62061,025
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England61:9,286,343223,652
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Šimov (25) & Şimov (1) are calculated separately.

Simov (298) may also be a first name.

Simov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simov (Marathi: िसमॉव, Russian: Симов) is most common in Bulgaria. It may occur as a variant: Šimov or Şimov. Click here for other potential spellings of Simov.

How Common Is The Last Name Simov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,904th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,711,141 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Simov reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Simov is also the 510,666th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 298 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,985 people, or 1 in 3,516. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 39 percent reside, Pernik Province, where 10 percent reside and Sofia Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Serbia, where 5 percent reside.

Simov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Simov last name is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

The amount Simov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $54,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimov9325/
Şimov931/
Simova912,889/
Shimov91983/
Saimov91467/
Seimov91100/
Simoev9135/
Soimov9118/
Simmov912/
Simovs911/
Simeov911/
Suimov911/
Simhov911/
Simoov911/
Shaimov831,817/
Shoimov831,207/
Shimova83952/
Saimova83297/
Seimova8367/
Shimhov8341/
Shiomov834/
Soimova832/
Suimova831/
Simehov831/
Semov801,122/
Simav80667/
Zimov80515/
Symov80173/
Gimov8029/
Jimov8020/
Simop8011/
Simof808/
Simev808/
Simow807/
Simob803/
Cimov801/
Shaimova771,776/
Shoimova771,170/
Simovová775/
Shimhovh772/
Simavova771/
Simovova771/
Semova731,035/
Zaimov73678/
Zimova73593/
Simaev73346/
Shimow73303/
Syomov73173/
Symova73137/
Simoff73105/
Shymov7374/
Chimov7356/
Zhimov7339/
Zimovs7335/
Saymov7334/
Xaimov7330/
Šimova7328/
Seymov7324/
Scimob7317/
Shemov7315/
Semoev7313/
Simowa7313/
Çimova739/
Cimova739/
Shimav738/
Simobh734/
Semhov733/
Suymov732/
Simeev732/
Semovs732/
Shimev731/
Əzimov731/
Zismov731/
Djimov731/
Jimhov731/
Símova731/
Simeop731/
Zaimova67640/
Syomova67176/
Shimaev67145/
Shymova6788/
Shimoff6774/
Chaimov6765/
Saymova6743/
Dzhimov6740/
Seymova6730/
Shaymov6730/
Zhimova6718/
Shimeev6715/
Shemova6714/
Simhaev676/
Sheymov674/
Zhaimov672/
Seimofe672/
Suymova671/
Simachv671/
Szemova671/
Zimhova671/
Zeimova671/

Simov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simov in the Marathi language
िसमॉवisamova95.45
सीमॉवsimova4.55
Simov in the Russian language
Симовsimov-

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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 Simov
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