Gačnik Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gačnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gačnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia8351:2,979432
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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 borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gacnik. For other potential spellings of Gačnik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gačnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 411,457th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gačnik reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 2,979. In Slovenia Gačnik is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 33 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Drava, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gacnik94147/
Gajnik8377/
Gasnik8355/
Gaznik832/
Gaźnik831/
Hačnik831/
Gasnick7755/
Gaznick7716/
Gachnik7710/
Gashnik771/
Aznik7315/
Gayshnik711/
Gassnick710/
Gasnikova67927/
Gosnik67189/
Gošnik67104/
Gojnik6731/
Goznik6729/
Hacnik6729/
Gatschnik6712/
Gocnik6711/
Acznik677/
Achnik677/
Gašník677/
Hačník674/
Hačniková671/
Gajnic671/

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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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