Šimović Surname
Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname
Šimović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 651 | 1:5,432 | 1,109 |
| Croatia | 353 | 1:11,979 | 2,260 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
The alternate forms: Simović (5,377), Šimovič (174), Śimović (1), Simovic (633) & Simovič (9) are calculated separately.
Šimović Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimović Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šimović is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Simović, Šimovič, Śimović, Simovic or Simovič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimović? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 352,108th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,041,107 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 5,432. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 34 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simović | 95 | 5,377 | / |
| Šimovič | 95 | 174 | / |
| Śimović | 95 | 1 | / |
| Simovic | 90 | 633 | / |
| Simovič | 90 | 9 | / |
| Šemović | 86 | 223 | / |
| Zimović | 86 | 16 | / |
| Šimovićová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zaimović | 80 | 1,437 | / |
| Seimović | 80 | 1 | / |
| Šimovičová | 71 | 115 | / |
| Cemović | 71 | 46 | / |
| Šimovec | 71 | 38 | / |
| Semović | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simovićová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cimovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Šimovičova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simovich | 67 | 265 | / |
| Zajmović | 67 | 60 | / |
| Zimovich | 67 | 48 | / |
| Simovics | 67 | 40 | / |
| Simovici | 67 | 34 | / |
| Simovits | 67 | 27 | / |
| Simovitz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Šajmovič | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cimovich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simovicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimovic | 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 Šimović
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