Şimşak Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şimşak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şimşak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3371:230,92416,366
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290

The alternate forms: Simsak (51) are calculated separately.

Şimşak (20) may also be a first name.

Şimşak Last Name Facts

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

Şimşak is found most in Turkey. It can appear as: Simsak. For other possible spellings of Şimşak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şimşak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 818,364th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Şimşak are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Şimşak is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 230,924. In Turkey Şimşak is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 57 percent reside, Trabzon Province, where 25 percent reside and Konya Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simsak8951/
Şimşek83231,489/
Şimşakova8011/
Şemşek67705/
Simcak6780/
Simzak6724/
Šimjak6724/
Cimcak6718/
Simjak6714/
Şimsek671/

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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 Şimşak
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