Šumec Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šumec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šumec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Sumec (74) are calculated separately.

Šumec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šumec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Sumec. For other potential spellings of Šumec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šumec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šumec reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 118,461. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Savinja, where 86 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 5 percent reside and Drava, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 31 percent reside and Czechia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumec9374/
Šumej8074/
Šumež8038/
Šumek803/
Šumecová771/
Sumiec7364/
Sumeck7331/
Sumech736/
Sumetc732/
Szumiec67843/
Szumecz6711/
Shumeck672/
Summeck671/
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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 Šumec
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