Glinšek Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Glinšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Glinšek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3181:7,8231,759
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Glinsek (66) are calculated separately.

Glinšek Last Name Facts

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

Glinšek is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Glinsek. Click here for other potential spellings of Glinšek.

How Common Is The Last Name Glinšek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 849,693rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Glinšek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 7,823. In Slovenia Glinšek is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 44 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 23 percent live and Drava, where 11 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glinsek9566/
Lingek772/
Linsek771/
Glinschek758/
Linjeck7118/
Lindjek7111/
Linseck711/
Linjeke711/
Glensek711/
Lindjeck67581/
Lincheck6721/
Lindjeke6721/
Glincykx671/
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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 Glinšek
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