Şimşir Surname

76,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şimşir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şimşir 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
Turkey6,3681:12,2211,571
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Simsir (160) are calculated separately.

Şimşir (242) may also be a first name.

Şimşir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şimşir occurs most in Turkey. It may occur as a variant: Simsir. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şimşir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,819th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,143,144 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Şimşir live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 574,510th most common given name in the world, held by 242 people.

The last name Şimşir is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,368 people, or 1 in 12,221. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Adana Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 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
Simsir89160/
Çimşir83960/
Şemşir8314/
Cimsir6739/
Cimcir6728/

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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 Şimşir
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