Simsek Surname
Approximately 5,531 people bear this surname
Simsek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,368 | 1:33,997 | 4,490 |
| Austria | 622 | 1:13,690 | 1,986 |
| Netherlands | 447 | 1:37,779 | 6,374 |
| Belgium | 392 | 1:29,328 | 4,729 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| England | 233 | 1:239,133 | 19,651 |
| Denmark | 227 | 1:24,867 | 2,538 |
| Thailand | 149 | 1:474,083 | 83,094 |
| Sweden | 139 | 1:70,840 | 5,344 |
| Switzerland | 116 | 1:70,801 | 8,449 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Russia | 65 | 1:2,217,278 | 133,552 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Turkmenistan | 56 | 1:98,020 | 1,979 |
| Norway | 56 | 1:91,827 | 12,640 |
| Finland | 39 | 1:140,941 | 13,163 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Şimsek (1) & Šimšek (2) are calculated separately.
Simsek (27) may also be a first name.
Simsek Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şimsek | 94 | 1 | / |
| Szimsek | 92 | 21 | / |
| Šimšek | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shimshek | 86 | 85 | / |
| Simschek | 86 | 25 | / |
| Simsik | 83 | 341 | / |
| Zimsek | 83 | 43 | / |
| Symsek | 83 | 27 | / |
| Cimsek | 83 | 21 | / |
| Semsek | 83 | 20 | / |
| Simzek | 83 | 14 | / |
| Simcek | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sımsek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Simsec | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shimschek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simsick | 77 | 58 | / |
| Simezik | 77 | 21 | / |
| Szimzek | 77 | 12 | / |
| Schimcek | 71 | 104 | / |
| Simcheck | 71 | 89 | / |
| Shymshek | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schimscheck | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shimsheq | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zimschek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simskova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simcik | 67 | 631 | / |
| Simsig | 67 | 217 | / |
| Zimšek | 67 | 193 | / |
| Simsic | 67 | 193 | / |
| Jemsek | 67 | 32 | / |
| Simzyk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gimzek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shimshick | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cimcek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Symsyk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Simsiková | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simsikova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simzik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simsíková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimsec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çimçek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simcex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimsik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simschick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimsik | 67 | 1 | / |
Simsek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simsek in the Russian language | ||
| Симсек | simsek | - |
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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 Simsek
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