Šimša Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šimša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šimša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia711:149,76723,219
Slovakia171:313,90944,635

The alternate forms: Šimsa (194) & Simsa (328) are calculated separately.

Šimša (102) may also be a first name.

Šimša Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Šimša Come From? nationality or country of origin

Šimša occurs most in Czechia. It can also be rendered as: Šimsa or Simsa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šimša? popularity and diffusion

Šimša is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šimša live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 102 people.

It is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 149,767. In Czechia Šimša is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 28 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Czechia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šimsa93194/
Šimšaj9157/
Simsa87328/
Šimas80166/
Šamša80108/
Šimaš801/
Šimšić73698/
Cimeša73622/
Šimšajová7138/
Šimšayová712/

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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 Šimša
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