Šima Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šima Surname User-submission:

The surname Šima comes from the first name Šimon, from the Hebrew shimón, meaning 'to be heard'. The female variant of this surname is Šimová.

Šima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7061:15,0622,203
Slovakia4251:12,5561,646
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Sima (111,841), Šíma (2,187), Śima (1), Síma (24), Simá (1) & Sîma (1) are calculated separately.

Šima (2,270) may also be a first name.

Šima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Šima comes from the first name Šimon, from the Hebrew shimón, meaning 'to be heard'. The female variant of this surname is Šimová.

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Šima Last Name Facts

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

Šima is most common in Czechia. It can occur in the variant forms: Sima, Šíma, Śima, Síma, Simá or Sîma. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,564th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. Šima occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šima reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 156,610th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 2,270 people.

The last name Šima is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 15,062. In Czechia Šima is most numerous in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 25 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 10 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Czechia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 37 percent live and Croatia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sima92111,841/
Šíma922,187/
Śima921/
Šimat89116/
Šimaľ8969/
Šimai8959/
Šimay897/
Šimaj894/
Šiema891/
Šimaš891/
Šimha891/
Síma8324/
Simá831/
Sîma831/
Zima7516,886/
Cima7510,894/
Šimo751,247/
Çima7589/
Xima7562/
Šema7530/
Šime757/
Šimó751/
Šimaitė731/
Šimaova731/
Chima6795,367/
Simha6778,219/
Shima6776,942/
Saima6732,461/
Simas6720,357/
Simai6714,628/
Simma6713,654/
Simaj677,371/
Zaima673,222/
Soima672,414/
Simat672,380/
Seima672,305/
Siema671,112/
Simah671,081/
Cimas67899/
Szima67845/
Şimay67703/
Simau67636/
Simea67625/
Cimma67430/
Sisma67288/
Simaz67213/
Simay67184/
Zimay67149/
Simaa67137/
Zimma67121/
Xhima67114/
Cisma67113/
Simad67112/
Cimea6794/
Suima6791/
Cimat6786/
Şimga6784/
Zeima6782/
Zimai6769/
Šimaľová6769/
Zimaj6768/
Simoa6758/
Simga6753/
Cimah6753/
Cimaz6750/
Cimaš6750/
Šimaiová6745/
Šimáľ6738/
Çimaş6737/
Cimoa6735/
Citma6734/
Sjima6730/
Sihma6728/
Çimat6726/
Sitma6722/
Ceima6717/
Cimaj6717/
Cimad6715/
Scima6711/
Šimer6711/
Zimaň6710/
Šimáň6710/
Zimaa6710/
Ssima679/
Simap676/
Hzima676/
Šaimi675/
Šimajová675/
Cimay674/
Ximay674/
Cimha673/
Cimau672/
Simaï672/
Simaš672/
Jsima671/
Šimaňová671/
Zoima671/
Zzima671/
Séima671/
Cimaa671/
Cimai671/
Xaima671/
Ximea671/
Zihma671/
Zuima671/
Zimau671/
Zimha671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šima
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