Šimac Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šimac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šimac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5661:7,4711,196
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Simac (578) are calculated separately.

Šimac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šimac occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Simac. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimac? popularity and diffusion

Šimac is the 510,276th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. Šimac is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimac reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šimac is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 7,471. In Croatia Šimac is most frequent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 33 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 16 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 12 percent are found. Beside Croatia Šimac is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 11 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simac93578/
Šimak80171/
Šimag80102/
Šemac805/
Šimaj804/
Zimac802/
Šimaš801/
Simack7341/
Simach7320/
Zimach7317/
Sitmac7312/
Cimack736/
Cimaci736/
Saimac731/
Cimach731/
Simeac731/
Simaci731/
Simmack6762/
Chimack6746/
Simache6733/
Suimach678/
Zuimach678/
Shimack675/
Saimach674/
Zimmack673/
Soimach672/
Simaici672/
Cimasch671/
Sismack671/
Simaacs671/
Siemach671/
Chismac671/
Chimșac671/

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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
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  • 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 Šimac
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