Šimić Surname

57,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

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Šimić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4,4261:799104
Croatia3,9021:1,08428
Serbia3251:21,9842,491
Slovenia1121:22,2114,884
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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.

- mislav771

Šimić 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.pecirep

Šimić 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simić9334,423/
Šimic93154/
Šimič9326/
Simic877,206/
Simič87116/
Şimic874/
Simiç872/
Šemić80386/
Zimić80192/
Cimić8082/
Simmić733/
Shimić731/

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