Šimunek Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Šimunek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 163 | 1:25,942 | 5,377 |
| Slovakia | 124 | 1:43,036 | 8,092 |
| Czechia | 94 | 1:113,122 | 18,479 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
The alternate forms: Šimůnek (1,649), Simunek (546), Šimúnek (19), Simůnek (105) & Simúnek (1) are calculated separately.
Šimunek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šimunek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šimunek is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also occur as: Šimůnek, Simunek, Šimúnek, Simůnek or Simúnek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šimunek? popularity and diffusion
Šimunek is the 742,570th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Šimunek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimunek live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 25,942. In Croatia Šimunek is most frequent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 43 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 26 percent reside and Varaždin County, where 18 percent reside. Not including Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 32 percent reside and Czechia, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šimůnek | 95 | 1,649 | / |
| Simunek | 95 | 546 | / |
| Šimúnek | 95 | 19 | / |
| Simůnek | 90 | 105 | / |
| Simúnek | 90 | 1 | / |
| Šimonek | 86 | 293 | / |
| Šimuneková | 82 | 73 | / |
| Shimunek | 80 | 68 | / |
| Schimunek | 75 | 155 | / |
| Shimuneck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simonek | 71 | 556 | / |
| Šimoník | 71 | 433 | / |
| Schimuneck | 71 | 339 | / |
| Šimunic | 71 | 70 | / |
| Simunec | 71 | 55 | / |
| Simunekova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Simunik | 71 | 8 | / |
| Šimúneková | 71 | 8 | / |
| Šimonik | 71 | 7 | / |
| Šimunig | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siminek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Šimuniková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Šimuníková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimonek | 67 | 119 | / |
| Siemonek | 67 | 81 | / |
| Simunick | 67 | 31 | / |
| Szimonek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shimunec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chemunek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simoneck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schimunechk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schimmuneck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szymunek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimunik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simutnik | 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
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- 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 Šimunek
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