Surname

Šimko

401 Bearers

3995. Rank

male Gender

Meaning

Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.

Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 100 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Šimko — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#	Region	Bearers
1	Moravskoslezský kraj	77
2	Ústecký kraj	51
3	Hlavní město Praha	37
4	Středočeský kraj	34
5	Jihomoravský kraj	28
6	Olomoucký kraj	26
7	Liberecký kraj	24
8	Plzeňský kraj	22
9	Pardubický kraj	22
10	Jihočeský kraj	22
11	Královéhradecký kraj	20
12	Zlínský kraj	18
13	Karlovarský kraj	14
14	Kraj Vysočina	6
	Total CZ	401

Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#	Municipality	Bearers
1	Praha	37
2	Ústí nad Labem	19
3	Liberec	17
4	Ostrava	17
5	Stříbro	12
6	Teplice	11
7	Havířov	11
8	Sokolov	10
9	Vsetín	10
10	Mladá Boleslav	9
11	Frýdek-Místek	9
12	Jeseník	9
13	Karviná	8
14	Most	7
15	Brno	7
16	Mělník	6
17	Chrudim	6
18	Pardubice	6
19	Břeclav	6
20	Otrokovice	6
21	Jablunkov	6
22	Milevsko	5
23	Broumov	5
24	Znojmo	5
25	Olomouc	5
26	Bílovec	5
27	Nymburk	4
28	Kaplice	4
29	Kadaň	4
30	Dvůr Králové nad Labem	4

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011