Cehak Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Cehak Surname User-submission:

Cehak is a patronymic surname. Cseh in Hungarian means 'Czech', 'someone from Bohemia'. The suffix -ak means 'son of'. Consequently, Csehak means 'son of a Czech person' or 'someone with Czech, Bohemian ancestry'.

Cehak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland691:550,85151,833
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Čehak (53), Cehák (11) & Čehák (29) are calculated separately.

Cehak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cehak is a patronymic surname. Cseh in Hungarian means 'Czech', 'someone from Bohemia'. The suffix -ak means 'son of'. Consequently, Csehak means 'son of a Czech person' or 'someone with Czech, Bohemian ancestry'.

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Cehak Last Name Facts

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

Cehak has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms: Čehak, Cehák or Čehák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cehak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Cehak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Cehak reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Cehak is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 550,851. Excluding Poland this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Cehak Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cehak earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning R 204,468 per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $61,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čehak9353/
Cehák9311/
Csehak9180/
Czehak9114/
Ceak8929/
Čehák8729/
Chaik801,074/
Cihak801,044/
Cheak80681/
Sehak80179/
Chiak80125/
Chauk8091/
Chaek8032/
Cseak8028/
Zehak809/
Cehok806/
Ceyak805/
Žehak803/
Kehak801/
Ceaok801/
Sceak801/
Schehack777/
Chehaske773/
Chauke73121,667/
Chojak73819/
Schaik73654/
Chayuk73522/
Rzehak73520/
Chiakh73478/
Chaikh73402/
Chaiek73253/
Chihak73207/
Ciejak73159/
Chayak73127/
Chaiak73120/
Chajek7393/
Csehák7381/
Czihak7369/
Chaike7364/
Schaek7363/
Cehaic7358/
Chayok7340/
Schayk7339/
Schauk7331/
Chiake7327/
Csehók7325/
Chaykh7323/
Chyhak7320/
Chuyak7315/
Sehakh7314/
Shehak7314/
Czyhak7313/
Chajak7313/
Schiak7311/
Chheak7310/
Cheaks7310/
Chayek7310/
Cheihk739/
Chejak739/
Sehaik736/
Chajik736/
Chujak736/
Chehok735/
Cheask734/
Chhauk732/
Cheyak732/
Gehake732/
Chijak732/
Chayke732/
Seihak732/
Cheake731/
Chiyak731/
Chaaik731/
Cheakh731/
Chaick731/
Cheack731/
Sehiak731/
Choyak731/
Chyjak731/
Czejak731/
Choiak731/
Tsehak731/
Tchaik731/
Tchiak731/
Chajuk731/
Chautk731/
Keehak731/
Scheak730/
Zehack730/
Cieaks730/
Sehack730/
Chauck730/
Cihack730/
Gehack730/
Chaukhe671,589/
Seak671,121/
Zeak67277/
Chaijak67262/
Cyak67223/
Keak67190/
Schaeck67172/
Chuiakh67170/
Cheiakh67162/
Schaijk67137/
Coek67132/
Schaick67112/
Chaiyok6783/
Caek6779/
Ceac6771/
Cheyakh6765/
Chaiyak6759/
Schayuk6743/
Chaikke6740/
Cauk6738/
Čeak6727/
Scheack6726/
Schajik6723/
Rzhehak6721/
Geak6719/
Chaikhe6719/
Caik6718/
Tchaick6718/
Schayek6717/
Chehock6717/
Chuyakh6714/
Schaaik6714/
Tchauke6712/
Cuek6711/
Kehaike6711/
Chayack6711/
Choyakh6710/
Jeak679/
Schauek678/
Shehake677/
Chaykhe677/
Chaujak675/
Schayik674/
Cayk674/
Ceag674/
Chaudke673/
Ceik673/
Tchiake673/
Schayck673/
Schajek673/
Chhayak672/
Ceyk672/
Schauck672/
Tchiyak672/
Schaayk672/
Schaike672/
Choojak672/
Keihack671/
Cheihck671/
Chauske671/
Chayake671/
Chijack671/
Schauke671/
Chheihk671/
Keuhack671/
Xeak671/
Zschaik671/
Qeak671/
Tcheyak671/
Tchehok671/
Chijiak671/
Cehioke671/
Ceok671/
Chaihuk671/
Cjak671/
Hjsehak671/
Cheiake670/
Scheake670/
Chihack670/

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