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 held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Simon, Şimon, Śimon, Simón, Simòn, Símon, Simoń or Símón. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šimon.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 155,589th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,587,907 people. Šimon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimon live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Šimon is also the 116,975th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 3,646 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 4,600. In Slovakia Šimon is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 29 percent are found, Košice Region, where 25 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs 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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