Žitko Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Žitko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 430 | 1:5,785 | 1,202 |
| Croatia | 114 | 1:37,093 | 7,510 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Zitko (726) & Zítko (200) are calculated separately.
Žitko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žitko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Žitko occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Zitko or Zítko. Click here for further possible spellings of Žitko.
How Common Is The Last Name Žitko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Žitko is the 565,867th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Žitko occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žitko reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 5,785. In Slovenia Žitko is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 54 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 24 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zitko | 93 | 726 | / |
| Zítko | 87 | 200 | / |
| Sitko | 80 | 9,172 | / |
| Citko | 80 | 888 | / |
| Žetko | 80 | 72 | / |
| Gitko | 80 | 23 | / |
| Žitka | 80 | 21 | / |
| Židko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jitko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhitko | 73 | 1,023 | / |
| Dzitko | 73 | 182 | / |
| Sittko | 73 | 70 | / |
| Gietko | 73 | 41 | / |
| Gitkos | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zsitko | 73 | 23 | / |
| Scitko | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zietko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jitkot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jitkoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rzitko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jitkho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitkco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitcko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sietko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitdko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzietko | 67 | 114 | / |
| Jitkhot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Githeko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhitkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gitkoss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Žitko
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