Şimşeker Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Şimşeker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 650 | 1:119,725 | 9,993 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Simseker (20) are calculated separately.
Şimşeker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şimşeker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şimşeker occurs most in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant: Simseker. For other potential spellings of Şimşeker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şimşeker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 504,389th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Şimşeker reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 119,725. In Turkey Şimşeker is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 13 percent are found and Sirnak Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Şimşeker occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simseker | 92 | 20 | / |
| Simsek Er | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şimşekkaya | 67 | 75 | / |
| Shimsheker | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Şimşeker
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