Simsek Surname

87,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Simsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3681:33,9974,490
Austria6221:13,6901,986
Netherlands4471:37,7796,374
Belgium3921:29,3284,729
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
England2331:239,13319,651
Denmark2271:24,8672,538
Thailand1491:474,08383,094
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Switzerland1161:70,8018,449
France1041:638,68083,098
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Australia611:442,55234,724
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Norway561:91,82712,640
Finland391:140,94113,163
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China61:227,886,92811,701
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Şimsek (1) & Šimšek (2) are calculated separately.

Simsek (27) may also be a first name.

Simsek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simsek (Russian: Симсек) occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as: Şimsek or Šimšek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simsek? popularity and diffusion

Simsek is the 87,038th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,317,582 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Simsek are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,368 people, or 1 in 33,997. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Simsek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Simsek surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Simsek last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Simsek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning 314,066 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.23% more than the national average, earning $57,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $55,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şimsek941/
Szimsek9221/
Šimšek892/
Shimshek8685/
Simschek8625/
Simsik83341/
Zimsek8343/
Symsek8327/
Cimsek8321/
Semsek8320/
Simzek8314/
Simcek8311/
Sımsek833/
Simsec831/
Shimschek801/
Simsick7758/
Simezik7721/
Szimzek7712/
Schimcek71104/
Simcheck7189/
Shymshek719/
Schimscheck718/
Shimsheq717/
Zimschek711/
Simskova711/
Simcik67631/
Simsig67217/
Zimšek67193/
Simsic67193/
Jemsek6732/
Simzyk6730/
Gimzek6718/
Shimshick6716/
Cimcek6711/
Symsyk6710/
Simsiková677/
Simsikova676/
Simzik673/
Simsíková672/
Zimsec671/
Çimçek671/
Simcex671/
Cimsik671/
Simschick671/
Jimsik671/

Simsek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simsek in the Russian language
Симсекsimsek-

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