Holešek Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Holešek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holešek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1261:19,7434,461
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Holesek (15) are calculated separately.

Holešek Last Name Facts

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

Holešek is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Holesek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holešek? popularity and diffusion

Holešek is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Holešek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 19,743. In Slovenia Holešek is mostly found in: Savinja, where 45 percent live, Central Sava, where 40 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live. Besides Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holesek9515/
Holeček862,925/
Holecek861,188/
Holezek8618/
Holeczek80739/
Holechek80222/
Choleček806/
Oslejšek805/
Holetsek804/
Holeseck801/
Holezeck801/
Hollecek801/
Olesek77269/
Olecek7719/
Holecheck7583/
Holleczek7575/
Holeschek7522/
Holletcek753/
Holetchek750/
Hollechek750/
Oleszek712,350/
Holasek71393/
Holíček71264/
Oleczek71218/
Holiček71107/
Oleshek7178/
Holicek7176/
Holleschek7141/
Holisek7116/
Holetschek7112/
Haleček7111/
Helíšek714/
Olejcek714/
Holišík714/
Háleček713/
Holocek712/
Holesec711/
Holecec711/
Helecek711/
Olescek711/
Holesik711/
Holacek711/
Holletschek6791/
Oleaczek6730/
Oslejsek6720/
Holychek6713/
Holiczek6712/
Olecheck678/
Holechyk674/
Haleczek674/
Holichek673/
Holetsyk671/

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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 Holešek
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