Hložek Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Hložek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 593 | 1:17,932 | 2,694 |
| Slovakia | 50 | 1:106,729 | 20,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Hlozek (228) & Hlożek (25) are calculated separately.
Hložek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hložek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hložek has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may also be rendered as: Hlozek or Hlożek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hložek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 508,499th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hložek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 17,932. In Czechia Hložek is most numerous in: South Moravian Region, where 26 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent live and Zlín Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 8 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlozek | 94 | 228 | / |
| Hlożek | 94 | 25 | / |
| Hloužek | 92 | 49 | / |
| Ložek | 91 | 117 | / |
| Hlůžek | 83 | 101 | / |
| Loužek | 83 | 51 | / |
| Hlosek | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hložeková | 80 | 36 | / |
| Hlousek | 77 | 479 | / |
| Hlozhek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlouzek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hloucek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlozsek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lojek | 73 | 971 | / |
| Losek | 73 | 242 | / |
| Lažek | 73 | 70 | / |
| Lozek | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lůžek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Locek | 73 | 13 | / |
| Lážek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Logek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ložeková | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hlásek | 67 | 153 | / |
| Louzek | 67 | 114 | / |
| Lodgek | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hluzek | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hlasek | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hlusek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Loucek | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lozsek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lozeik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lojeck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Loseck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lozejk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lozeyk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hlozeková | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hlozyk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Logeke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hlozekova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lohsek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlozik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lousek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liosek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loesek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojejk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loseuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lozeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loziek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Logeck | 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
- 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 Hložek
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