Šimak Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šimak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šimak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1251:57,1605,388
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Simak (2,894), Šimák (1,083) & Simák (230) are calculated separately.

Šimak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šimak occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Simak, Šimák or Simák. For other possible spellings of Šimak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimak? popularity and diffusion

Šimak is the 1,315,412th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimak are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 57,160. In Serbia Šimak is most frequent in: South Banat District, where 99 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 15 percent are found and Croatia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simak932,894/
Šimák931,083/
Simák87230/
Šimac80641/
Šimag80102/
Cimak801/
Šimakova7711/
Šimaková772/
Siemak73222/
Shimak73217/
Zaimak73182/
Simake73141/
Simhak7349/
Simakz7345/
Simack7341/
Simmak7316/
Simgak7313/
Saimak7311/
Simahk737/
Szimak737/
Seimak736/
Cimack736/
Cismak734/
Zimmak733/
Cimaks732/
Simaak731/
Zihmak731/
Simayk731/
Schimak67353/
Chaimak67130/
Choimak6776/
Simmack6762/
Saimake6751/
Chimack6746/
Chitmak6731/
Chismak6725/
Simaske6710/
Cheimak678/
Simakhd675/
Shimack675/
Scismak674/
Simauke673/
Zimmack673/
Shaimak671/
Shimmak671/
Zaimakh671/
Sismack671/
Chijmak671/
Shimake671/
Simmauk670/
Siemake670/

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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 Šimak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis