Šimon Surname
Approximately 2,816 people bear this surname
Šimon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 1,160 | 1:4,600 | 321 |
| Serbia | 649 | 1:11,009 | 1,318 |
| Czechia | 607 | 1:17,518 | 2,628 |
| Slovenia | 176 | 1:14,135 | 3,356 |
| Croatia | 175 | 1:24,163 | 5,024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 | 1:82,242 | 7,855 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Simon (1,143,824), Şimon (597), Śimon (1), Simón (821), Simòn (13), Símon (6), Simoń (1) & Símón (1) are calculated separately.
Šimon (3,646) may also be a first name.
Šimon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šimon is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Simon, Şimon, Śimon, Simón, Simòn, Símon, Simoń or Símón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 155,589th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,587,907 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimon reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Šimon is also the 116,975th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 3,646 people.
This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 1,160 people, or 1 in 4,600. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 29 percent are found, Košice Region, where 25 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 23 percent are found and Czechia, where 22 percent are found.
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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 Šimon
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