Šimun Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Šimun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 231 | 1:23,102 | 3,774 |
| Croatia | 104 | 1:40,660 | 8,130 |
| Serbia | 46 | 1:155,325 | 10,561 |
| Montenegro | 32 | 1:19,986 | 2,175 |
| Czechia | 21 | 1:506,356 | 52,868 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Simun (3,676) are calculated separately.
Šimun (2,428) may also be a first name.
Šimun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šimun is found most in Slovakia. It can be found in the variant forms: Simun. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 683,026th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimun live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Šimun is also the 150,315th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 2,428 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 23,102. In Slovakia it is most common in: Žilina Region, where 50 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 34 percent live and Nitra Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Slovakia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 24 percent live and Serbia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simun | 93 | 3,676 | / |
| Šimune | 91 | 7 | / |
| Šimunc | 91 | 4 | / |
| Zimun | 80 | 27 | / |
| Cimun | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ximun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Šimunová | 77 | 280 | / |
| Šimunova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saimun | 73 | 3,081 | / |
| Soimun | 73 | 228 | / |
| Chimun | 73 | 222 | / |
| Simung | 73 | 205 | / |
| Simoun | 73 | 169 | / |
| Shimun | 73 | 65 | / |
| Cimung | 73 | 15 | / |
| Simmun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zaimun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Simund | 73 | 5 | / |
| Simunc | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zimoun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Simeun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Simuin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siemun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simunk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chaimun | 67 | 3,286 | / |
| Simutin | 67 | 583 | / |
| Siemund | 67 | 573 | / |
| Chimoun | 67 | 165 | / |
| Saimung | 67 | 57 | / |
| Seimune | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shoimun | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chitmun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shaimun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chuimun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Schimun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shimoun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Choimun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Simoung | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chimeun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chimmun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simoune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simeung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simundt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saimoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaimoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simhoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simound | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simahun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simount | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simmung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitmund | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seimund | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šimun
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