Šimat Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šimat Surname User-submission:

The surname Šimat is derived from a personal name Šime (Simon) as a possessive adverb Šimatov (Simon's), where the suffix -ov was lost along the way. It is a dialect spoken in Dalmatia, southern part of Croatia (along the coast).

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Šimat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1131:37,4217,568
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Simat (2,380) are calculated separately.

Šimat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Šimat is derived from a personal name Šime (Simon) as a possessive adverb Šimatov (Simon's), where the suffix -ov was lost along the way. It is a dialect spoken in Dalmatia, southern part of Croatia (along the coast).

- tsimat

Šimat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šimat occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Simat. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimat are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 37,421. In Croatia Šimat is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 32 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 26 percent live and Šibenik-Knin County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 2 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simat932,380/
Šima891,138/
Šimaitė831/
Cimat8086/
Šimaľ8069/
Šimai8059/
Çimat8026/
Zimat809/
Šimay807/
Šimaj804/
Šimha801/
Šimaš801/
Šiema801/
Simate731,847/
Suimat73604/
Simmat73265/
Saimat73156/
Zimmat73122/
Shimat7383/
Chimat7362/
Cimmat7341/
Simats7330/
Simaat7320/
Cimate7316/
Zaimat7314/
Zimatt7312/
Simath739/
Soimat736/
Cimath735/
Sitmat735/
Siemat733/
Simhat733/
Zeimat731/
Sismat731/
Simatt731/
Simait731/
Simatz730/
Sima67111,841/
Zima6716,886/
Cima6710,894/
Chaimat673,814/
Šíma672,187/
Chitmat671,986/
Šimo671,247/
Chimate67593/
Shimate67146/
Çima6789/
Xima6762/
Chimmat6749/
Šema6730/
Saimate6726/
Saimaut6712/
Zimmath6711/
Chimhat679/
Simaite678/
Shimath677/
Szimath677/
Siemast676/
Chimatt674/
Suismat674/
Chhimat674/
Chimatz673/
Chimait673/
Saimath672/
Shimatz672/
Shimats672/
Shaimat672/
Sithmat671/
Cimmath671/
Simeath671/
Simhadt671/
Sismayt671/
Śima671/
Šimaova671/
Šimó671/
Szimmat671/
Simmath671/
Simaitė671/
Scimate670/
Schimat670/

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