Šimić Surname
Approximately 8,783 people bear this surname
Šimić Surname User-submission:
The Šimić surname comes from the female name Šima, so Šimić means 'Šima's successor'. That is why a lot of people in Hecegovina have this surname and they are not all relatives, because Šima is pretty common Croatian name in Hercegovina.
Read More About This SurnameŠimić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,426 | 1:799 | 104 |
| Croatia | 3,902 | 1:1,084 | 28 |
| Serbia | 325 | 1:21,984 | 2,491 |
| Slovenia | 112 | 1:22,211 | 4,884 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 1:71,063 | 3,870 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Simić (34,423), Šimic (154), Šimič (26), Simic (7,206), Simič (116), Şimic (4) & Simiç (2) are calculated separately.
Šimić Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Šimić surname comes from the female name Šima, so Šimić means 'Šima's successor'. That is why a lot of people in Hecegovina have this surname and they are not all relatives, because Šima is pretty common Croatian name in Hercegovina.
- mislav771Šimić or Schmich is a Croatian and Serbian surname, derived from given name of Šime or Šimo. It means 'son of Šime' or 'son of Šimo'.
- b.pecirepŠimić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šimić is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can occur as a variant: Simić, Šimic, Šimič, Simic, Simič, Şimic or Simiç. For other possible spellings of Šimić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 57,640th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 829,733 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Šimić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 4,426 people, or 1 in 799. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šimić is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live and Brčko District, where 0 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Šimić occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 44 percent live and Serbia, where 4 percent live.
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