Šimkó Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šimkó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šimkó Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Šimko (4,185), Simkó (1,438), Simko (4,234), Şimko (1) & Śimko (1) are calculated separately.

Šimkó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šimkó is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šimko, Simkó, Simko, Şimko or Śimko. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimkó? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Šimkó is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimkó reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia Šimkó is primarily found in: Nitra Region, where 75 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 25 percent live. Apart from Slovakia Šimkó occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimko934,185/
Simkó931,438/
Simko874,234/
Şimko871/
Śimko871/
Šimka80254/
Šimků80123/
Šimku805/
Šimkóová773/
Šimkus735,214/
Szimkó7362/
Šimkůj739/
Šimkutė67426/
Šimecká674/
Šimkuss671/
Schimkó671/
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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 Šimkó
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