Šimetić Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šimetić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šimetić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1061:39,8927,989
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Simetić (257) & Simetic (14) are calculated separately.

Šimetić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šimetić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Simetić or Simetic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimetić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimetić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 39,892. In Croatia Šimetić is mostly found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 29 percent reside, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 28 percent reside and Istria County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Croatia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simetić95257/
Simetic9014/
Šimatić8692/
Šimotić8612/
Simatić715/
Simotić711/
Simetits6736/
Simetich6711/
Schimetits5922/
Zeimtetz532/
Schimetitsch531/
Schimtiz531/
Schimitiz504/

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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 Šimetić
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