Şimşek Surname
Approximately 231,489 people bear this surname
Şimşek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 231,173 | 1:337 | 22 |
| Northern Cyprus | 271 | 1:1,177 | 92 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 1:169,261 | 6,833 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Şimsek (1), Simsek (5,531) & Šimšek (2) are calculated separately.
Şimşek (381) may also be a first name.
Şimşek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şimşek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şimşek has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur as: Şimsek, Simsek or Šimšek. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Şimşek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Şimşek is the 2,373rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,481 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Şimşek are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 444,187th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 381 people.
This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 231,173 people, or 1 in 337. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Şimşek occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Kosovo, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Şimşek
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