Şimon Surname
Approximately 597 people bear this surname
Şimon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 565 | 1:35,536 | 4,519 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
The alternate forms: Simon (1,143,824), Šimon (2,816), Śimon (1), Simón (821), Simòn (13), Símon (6), Simoń (1) & Símón (1) are calculated separately.
Şimon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şimon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şimon is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Simon, Šimon, Śimon, Simón, Simòn, Símon, Simoń or Símón. For other possible spellings of Şimon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şimon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 538,780th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. Şimon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Şimon are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 35,536. In Romania Şimon is mostly concentrated in: Maramureș County, where 49 percent live, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 12 percent live and Timiș County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent live.
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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 Şimon
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