Herák Surname
Approximately 833 people bear this surname
Herák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 648 | 1:16,410 | 2,440 |
| Slovakia | 165 | 1:32,342 | 5,790 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
The alternate forms: Herak (1,273) & Hérák (28) are calculated separately.
Herák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herák Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herák is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Herak or Hérák. For other possible spellings of Herák click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herák? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 417,348th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. Herák occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Herák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 16,410. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 14 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 13 percent reside and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 20 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herak | 93 | 1,273 | / |
| Hérák | 93 | 28 | / |
| Hierák | 91 | 1 | / |
| Herok | 80 | 3,137 | / |
| Gerák | 80 | 182 | / |
| Harák | 80 | 143 | / |
| Hyrák | 80 | 52 | / |
| Hirák | 80 | 16 | / |
| Jerák | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heráková | 77 | 804 | / |
| Herákova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Horňák | 73 | 2,910 | / |
| Cherak | 73 | 1,116 | / |
| Cherok | 73 | 211 | / |
| Herrak | 73 | 153 | / |
| Kherak | 73 | 96 | / |
| Herook | 73 | 43 | / |
| Herock | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gerhák | 73 | 26 | / |
| Harňák | 73 | 25 | / |
| Herzak | 73 | 21 | / |
| Heroke | 73 | 16 | / |
| Heraik | 73 | 15 | / |
| Herack | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hierak | 73 | 9 | / |
| Herzok | 73 | 5 | / |
| Heroik | 73 | 5 | / |
| Herrok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hirňák | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heerak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hereak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hereik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heirak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herakk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cherrak | 67 | 5,560 | / |
| Erak | 67 | 2,246 | / |
| Chereik | 67 | 565 | / |
| Cherouk | 67 | 445 | / |
| Erok | 67 | 418 | / |
| Cheroke | 67 | 59 | / |
| Cherock | 67 | 54 | / |
| Herrock | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cherake | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cherokh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Cherakh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Herzock | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hergauk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heyrock | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heirock | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kherakh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoerack | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hearock | 67 | 6 | / |
| Herzhak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kherake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hetrock | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cherack | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heroykh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hereike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chierak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herzack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herhack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheraik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herraik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orák | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherrak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherakk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheerok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherzak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hereick | 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
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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 Herák
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