Šimec Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Šimec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 188 | 1:13,232 | 3,163 |
| Croatia | 145 | 1:29,163 | 6,002 |
The alternate forms: Simec (93) are calculated separately.
Šimec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimec Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šimec is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Simec. Click here for further possible spellings of Šimec.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimec? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 830,559th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 13,232. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 61 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent reside and Lower Sava, where 6 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simec | 93 | 93 | / |
| Šimc | 89 | 94 | / |
| Šimek | 80 | 8,311 | / |
| Šimeg | 80 | 159 | / |
| Šimic | 80 | 154 | / |
| Cimec | 80 | 39 | / |
| Šemec | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zimec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simeck | 73 | 103 | / |
| Simecz | 73 | 22 | / |
| Šimegh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zimeck | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shimec | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scimec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simeac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimmeck | 67 | 55 | / |
| Shimeck | 67 | 33 | / |
| Siemeck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Šimcová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Siemiec | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cimmeck | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simmeck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zaimech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seimeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimeic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simc | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šimec
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