Gajšek Surname
Approximately 1,613 people bear this surname
Gajšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,398 | 1:1,779 | 158 |
| Croatia | 197 | 1:21,465 | 4,464 |
| Serbia | 17 | 1:420,291 | 18,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Gajsek (114) are calculated separately.
Gajšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gajšek is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Gajsek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajšek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 246,537th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,518,007 people. The surname Gajšek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gajšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,398 people, or 1 in 1,779. In Slovenia Gajšek is most prevalent in: Savinja, where 56 percent live, Drava, where 26 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent live. Beside Slovenia Gajšek is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 12 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gajsek | 94 | 114 | / |
| Gašek | 91 | 50 | / |
| Hajšek | 83 | 164 | / |
| Gasjek | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gajšeková | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gajeske | 77 | 79 | / |
| Gajosek | 77 | 61 | / |
| Gajszek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gajasek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gajicek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gacek | 73 | 7,574 | / |
| Hašek | 73 | 1,419 | / |
| Gasek | 73 | 987 | / |
| Gazek | 73 | 174 | / |
| Gošek | 73 | 78 | / |
| Gášek | 73 | 67 | / |
| Gašík | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asjek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajzek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gajaszek | 71 | 246 | / |
| Gajoszek | 71 | 118 | / |
| Gajschek | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gajisekh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gajeszek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajószek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaszek | 67 | 261 | / |
| Gashek | 67 | 138 | / |
| Gaczek | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gaciek | 67 | 80 | / |
| Hajsek | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gaysek | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gatsek | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gassek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaisek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gojsek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaseke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gajzik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gazsek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngasek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajzek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaseck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajcek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaceck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaceke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatcek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gajšek
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