Hanžek Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hanžek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanžek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,3431:3,149280
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hanzek (225), Hanżek (6) & Hänzek (1) are calculated separately.

Hanžek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanžek occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Hanzek, Hanżek or Hänzek. For other possible spellings of Hanžek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanžek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,605th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,319,377 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hanžek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Hanžek is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,343 people, or 1 in 3,149. In Croatia Hanžek is most frequent in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 26 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 23 percent live and Varaždin County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 2 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanzek94225/
Hanżek946/
Anžek9112/
Hänzek891/
Janžek83483/
Hansek8390/
Hancek8349/
Hajnšek77164/
Changek77152/
Hanzsek7780/
Hajnsek7740/
Ahangek7712/
Hanseke7711/
Hanseck775/
Chanzek774/
Chanjek772/
Hanssek771/
Hanzeck770/
Hanshek770/
Ansek73423/
Anzek7388/
Angek7343/
Anjek7337/
Ancek739/
Hancheck7197/
Hanschek7158/
Chanchek7122/
Hainchek714/
Hansehke712/
Cheangek711/
Chanjeck711/
Changiek711/
Hansekke710/
Hancyk67298/
Hensek67151/
Hanzik67127/
Honzek67120/
Hancik6791/
Hanzec6787/
Anjeck6786/
Hamžík6782/
Hanzík6775/
Anzeke6769/
Honsek6760/
Anjeke6757/
Hamžik6751/
Hanjik6750/
Hansik6729/
Anchek6725/
Janzek6725/
Honcek6723/
Jangek6718/
Hongek6717/
Hanjec6716/
Gancek6716/
Honjek6716/
Ganzek6714/
Hanscheck6713/
Hencek6713/
Hanzyk6712/
Hansík6711/
Chancheck679/
Angeke673/
Ainjek672/
Anzeck672/
Janšek672/
Henzek672/
Hamzek672/
Gansek671/
Hansex671/
Hancík671/
Hanseková671/
Hainschek671/
Anseke671/
Hancheske671/
Hamjek671/
Hanzex671/
Anseck671/
Hangeq671/

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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
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  • 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 Hanžek
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