Dolezych Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dolezych Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolezych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Doleżych (554) are calculated separately.

Dolezych Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dolezych is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Doleżych. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolezych? popularity and diffusion

Dolezych is the 1,267,784th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Dolezych is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dolezych reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dolezych is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 522,763. In Germany Dolezych is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doleżych96554/
Doleczych9410/
Dolezyc931/
Dolezich8830/
Dolzhych888/
Dolezy8656/
Dolzyc8612/
Dolezychová841/
Delejzych824/
Dolezha806/
Dolżych801/
Dolzhich7510/
Doleżich752/
Dalezich750/
Dolizy71160/
Dolesy7142/
Doleży7115/
Doleci7111/
Doležy719/
Dolezi714/
Dolece713/
Doleza712/
Dolejy711/
Doleze710/
Doligez67252/
Dolgich6734/
Dolcich6721/
Doleseh676/
Doleuze672/
Dolezaj672/
Dalerzy671/
Dolizyi671/
Dolejay671/
Dolzhic671/
Dolezer671/
Dolezai671/
Dolesih671/

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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 Dolezych
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