Šimecki families are Croats and they are mostly from Jastrebarsko area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Jastrebarsko area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Šimecki live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 100 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and four other places, mostly in Krasic in Jastrebarsko area (25), Zagreb (15), Karlovac (15), Pleternica (<10), and in Vinkovci (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šimecki (including: Simecki , Szymecki ) is present in 10 countries on four continents. The family name "Simecki " is used by small number of people in Thailand , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Szymecki " is used by some 100 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.