Šimun Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šimun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šimun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2311:23,1023,774
Croatia1041:40,6608,130
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Montenegro321:19,9862,175
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

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 borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Simun. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šimun is the 683,026th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name Šimun is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimun reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 150,315th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 2,428 people.

The last name is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 23,102. In Slovakia Šimun is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 50 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 34 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 24 percent are found and Serbia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simun933,676/
Šimune917/
Šimunc914/
Zimun8027/
Cimun809/
Ximun805/
Šimunová77280/
Šimunova773/
Saimun733,081/
Soimun73228/
Chimun73222/
Simung73205/
Simoun73169/
Shimun7365/
Cimung7315/
Simmun7312/
Zaimun739/
Simund735/
Simunc734/
Zimoun733/
Simeun732/
Simuin732/
Siemun731/
Simaun731/
Simunk730/
Chaimun673,286/
Simutin67583/
Siemund67573/
Chimoun67165/
Saimung6757/
Seimune6732/
Shoimun6716/
Chitmun6715/
Shaimun6712/
Chuimun6712/
Schimun6710/
Shimoun679/
Choimun679/
Simoung678/
Chimeun676/
Chimmun675/
Simoune675/
Simeung675/
Simundt674/
Saimoun674/
Zaimoun673/
Simhoun672/
Simaung671/
Chimhun671/
Chimung671/
Simound671/
Chimune671/
Simahun671/
Simount671/
Saimuin671/
Simmung671/
Sitmund670/
Seimund670/

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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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