Czech surnames
Šíma: what the name means
Šíma: from Šíma, a pet form of the first name Šimon (Simon).
In January 2017, 5,740 people in Czechia were named Šíma or Šímová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha692
- Around Kladno360
- Around České Budějovice349
- Around Rakovník199
- Around Plzeň146
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Sima.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Šíma mean?
Šíma: from Šíma, a pet form of the first name Šimon (Simon).
How many people are called Šíma in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,740 people in Czechia were named Šíma or Šímová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šíma most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (692), Kladno (360), České Budějovice (349).