Žak Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Žak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 430 | 1:24,729 | 3,858 |
| Slovakia | 53 | 1:100,688 | 19,203 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Zak (18,896), Žák (5,431), Żak (155), Zák (60) & Źák (1) are calculated separately.
Žak (652) may also be a first name.
Žak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Žak is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Zak, Žák, Żak, Zák or Źák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 574,640th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. Žak is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žak are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 325,275th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 652 people.
Žak is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 24,729. In Czechia Žak is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 36 percent reside, Zlín Region, where 23 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Czechia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Žak
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