Bálek Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Bálek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bálek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1241:85,75414,332
Slovakia91:592,93964,129

The alternate forms: Balek (2,097) are calculated separately.

Bálek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bálek Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bálek is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Balek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bálek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Bálek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bálek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 85,754. In Czechia Bálek is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 23 percent live, Plzeň Region, where 19 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Czechia Bálek is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balek932,097/
Bállek914/
Běhálek8360/
Bolek805,660/
Válek802,266/
Bálik8072/
Wálek805/
Báleková7718/
Baleke736,858/
Boleke731,969/
Ballek73579/
Boulek73355/
Boliek73305/
Boilek7380/
Baleck7356/
Bahlek7325/
Boleak7319/
Baylek7318/
Boleck7318/
Bailek7313/
Balesk7313/
Bhalek7311/
Bollek738/
Buolek735/
Baliek735/
Beulek734/
Baloek734/
Baulek733/
Bolekh732/
Beylek732/
Balekh731/
Boleik731/
Balaek731/
Bálleková712/
Balk679,253/
Bolk671,544/
Bauleke67159/
Bálková67117/
Balecke6785/
Balleck6765/
Bouleke6763/
Beileke6741/
Bohleke6740/
Bolleke6719/
Bolecke6718/
Beuleck678/
Boleukh677/
Balhekh677/
Bholekh676/
Bhaleke674/
Bootlek673/
Baleeke673/
Bolieck672/
Boileck672/
Beuleuk672/
Baaleke672/
Balekke672/
Beaulek671/
Běháleková671/
Bailegk671/
Baileyk671/
Bhaleak671/
Beylekh671/
Bealeck671/
Booleke671/
Bálkova671/
Bohleks670/
Bolleck670/

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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 Bálek
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