Carek Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Carek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1861:22,7344,752
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Serbia151:476,33019,508
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Čarek (89) & Čárek (2) are calculated separately.

Carek (19) may also be a first name.

Carek Last Name Facts

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

Carek occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Čarek or Čárek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 764,765th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Carek live; 54 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 22,734. In Croatia Carek is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 35 percent live, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 15 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 15 percent live. Other than Croatia this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Carek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 12,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carek surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the party.

Carek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čarek9389/
Charek91117/
Czarek9150/
Ciarek911/
Carrek911/
Cariek910/
Čárek872/
Carreck8354/
Tcharek832/
Charrek831/
Chairek831/
Carriek830/
Carrekk830/
Jarek804,137/
Karek802,599/
Zarek80916/
Sarek80756/
Carik80448/
Caryk80348/
Corek8017/
Careg8016/
Żarek8010/
Carex805/
Carík803/
Carec802/
Qarek801/
Cörek801/
Chaireak7746/
Chaireck775/
Charecke771/
Carrieck771/
Chareakh771/
Cattreck770/
Zscharek770/
Sczareck770/
Charik732,291/
Ziarek73988/
Jareck73135/
Charyk73127/
Careac73124/
Kareke73120/
Tsarek73109/
Karzek73105/
Sarekh7393/
Chorek7366/
Zareck7363/
Kareuk7361/
Kharek7359/
Kareck7335/
Jareke7331/
Carick7323/
Saurek7323/
Zayrek7320/
Czorek7320/
Sareek7317/
Czarik7315/
Jarrek7315/
Sareak7313/
Zareek7310/
Zaurek739/
Sareik739/
Carrik738/
Carreg737/
Kaerek736/
Zaresk735/
Chareq735/
Sareck735/
Scorek735/
Kaurek735/
Karrek734/
Kareek734/
Kahrek734/
Jareak734/
Sariek733/
Careag733/
Carike733/
Jharek733/
Chareg732/
Zareik732/
Ciarec732/
Kairek732/
Karesk731/
Kariek731/
Carikh731/
Jasrek731/
Coreck731/
Jatrek731/
Karekh731/
Zarekh731/
Zahrek731/
Sarrek731/
Cariks731/
Ciorek731/
Casrex731/
Czaryk731/
Zariek731/
Karejk731/
Careax730/
Cariok730/
Zarrek730/
Carrick6712,446/
Chairik674,038/
Carique67496/
Tchorek67385/
Charrik67295/
Jarecke67235/
Charikh67147/
Caireac67138/
Charick67126/
Dziarek6799/
Jareikh6798/
Zaharek6784/
Jareske6777/
Cargeeg6772/
Czarick6756/
Carkova6739/
Saharek6733/
Zarzeck6724/
Keareke6722/
Zareikh6718/
Zarreke6712/
Sareekh679/
Charike678/
Correck678/
Charegh677/
Zarrekh676/
Kcaurik674/
Sarreck674/
Carigue674/
Cheyrek673/
Jarreck673/
Kharekh672/
Careque672/
Carrisk671/
Carrikk671/
Kayreak671/
Khareak671/
Sahreck671/
Catrike671/
Carritk671/
Careycg671/
Cariock671/
Caarick671/
Chairec671/
Jarecks671/
Jarezke671/
Scaregg671/
Kareshk671/
Zarezke671/
Djareke671/
Chaareg671/
Zayreks671/
Kharrek671/
Sarriek671/
Seareak671/
Sczorek671/
Sareick670/
Karzeck670/
Ccarick670/

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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
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  • 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 Carek
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