Šimašek Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šimašek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šimašek 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
Croatia731:57,92610,865
Slovakia351:152,47027,208
Czechia181:590,74858,011

The alternate forms: Šimášek (175) & Simasek (146) are calculated separately.

Šimašek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šimašek is most common in Croatia. It can also occur as: Šimášek or Simasek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimašek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šimašek is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimašek are found; 58 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šimašek is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 57,926. In Croatia Šimašek is most prevalent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 67 percent reside, Brod-Posavina County, where 8 percent reside and Požega-Slavonia County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 28 percent reside and Czechia, where 14 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
Šimášek95175/
Simasek90146/
Šimaček861/
Šimoušek8012/
Šimáček71956/
Simacek71260/
Šimášeková712/
Zimacek711/
Simaczek671/
Siemasek671/
Shimacek670/
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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 Šimašek
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