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 surname Šumec is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Sumec. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šumec? popularity and diffusion

Šumec is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Šumec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šumec reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 118,461. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 86 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 5 percent reside and Drava, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia Šumec occurs 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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