Došek Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Došek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Došek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5151:20,6483,156
Slovakia351:152,47027,208
Croatia211:201,36224,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Dosek (265) & Döşek (12) are calculated separately.

Došek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Došek occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Dosek or Döşek. For other possible spellings of Došek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Došek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Došek reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 20,648. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 18 percent live, Vysočina Region, where 17 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Czechia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 6 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosek93265/
Doušek91156/
Döşek8712/
Dušek805,468/
Dašek80466/
Doček8020/
Docek8019/
Dozek806/
Došeková7730/
Doseck73298/
Dousek73102/
Doucek7366/
Dochek7334/
Dosiek7320/
Doseke7318/
Doshek7310/
Douzek733/
Doszek732/
Doczek731/
Doesik730/
Doesek730/
Doschek67120/
Doškova673/
Doczeck671/
Douchek671/
Dhochek671/
Doeshik670/
Docheck670/
Dosheck670/
Doesick670/

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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 Došek
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