Cilenšek Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Cilenšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cilenšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3151:7,8971,774
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Cilensek (73) are calculated separately.

Cilenšek Last Name Facts

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

Cilenšek is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Cilensek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cilenšek.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilenšek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cilenšek is the 860,770th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cilenšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 7,897. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Savinja, where 35 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 26 percent are found and Central Sava, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cilensek9673/
Cilinšek881/
Cilenschek7813/
Celinšek7555/
Zelenšek7524/
Zilensek7517/
Cilinsek755/
Cilensik751/
Schlenzek712/
Zilenschek671/
Slenzek671/

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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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  • 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 Cilenšek
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