Šimka Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Šimka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 126 | 1:84,393 | 14,132 |
| Slovakia | 126 | 1:42,353 | 7,950 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Simka (901) are calculated separately.
Šimka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šimka is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Simka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,003,904th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimka live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 84,393. In Czechia Šimka is mostly found in: Vysočina Region, where 41 percent are found, Plzeň Region, where 25 percent are found and South Moravian Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Czechia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 50 percent are found and Latvia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simka | 93 | 901 | / |
| Šimko | 80 | 4,185 | / |
| Šinka | 80 | 306 | / |
| Šimkó | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cimka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Simeka | 73 | 68 | / |
| Shimka | 73 | 55 | / |
| Simkha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Šimkůj | 73 | 9 | / |
| Simkai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Siemka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Simkay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Szimka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simkaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simcka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simkhad | 67 | 1,923 | / |
| Schimka | 67 | 156 | / |
| Simekha | 67 | 156 | / |
| Simecka | 67 | 127 | / |
| Šimecki | 67 | 112 | / |
| Simkhai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shimkat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shimkha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shimkas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shimkau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szimkat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shimkaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheimka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simkhay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimkah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šimecká | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shimkai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šimecký | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimkay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimqka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simkhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimkaj | 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 Šimka
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