Where Does The Last Name Şimal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Şimal is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Simal or Šimal. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şimal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,558,593^rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Şimal live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şimal is also the 370,800^th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 519 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 598,626. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Denizli Province, where 22 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.