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
Gajšek is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gajsek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gajšek.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajšek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 246,537th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,518,007 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gajšek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,398 people, or 1 in 1,779. In Slovenia Gajšek is primarily found in: Savinja, where 56 percent are found, Drava, where 26 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 12 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
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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