Gačnik Surname
Approximately 848 people bear this surname
Gačnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 835 | 1:2,979 | 432 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gacnik (147) are calculated separately.
Gačnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gačnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gačnik is found most in Slovenia. It may also be found as a variant: Gacnik. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gačnik? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gačnik is the 411,457th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gačnik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 835 people, or 1 in 2,979. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 33 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent reside and Drava, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and Serbia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gacnik | 94 | 147 | / |
| Gajnik | 83 | 77 | / |
| Gasnik | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gaznik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaźnik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hačnik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gasnick | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gaznick | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gachnik | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gashnik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aznik | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gayshnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gassnick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gasnikova | 67 | 927 | / |
| Gosnik | 67 | 189 | / |
| Gošnik | 67 | 104 | / |
| Gojnik | 67 | 31 | / |
| Goznik | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hacnik | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gatschnik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gocnik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Acznik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Achnik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gašník | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hačník | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hačniková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajnic | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gačnik
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