Horejsek Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Horejsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horejsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia681:156,37524,047
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Horejšek (2) & Hořejšek (12) are calculated separately.

Horejsek Last Name Facts

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

Horejsek is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Horejšek or Hořejšek. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horejsek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horejsek is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Horejsek is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Horejsek are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 156,375. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 41 percent are found, Prague, where 26 percent are found and South Moravian Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Czechia Horejsek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horejšek962/
Horesek930/
Hořejšek9212/
Oresek868/
Horeyseck8234/
Oriesek8041/
Orzesek8032/
Oreshek806/
Horejsková7869/
Horejskova781/
Oresk771/
Orzeszek75894/
Orzessek75126/
Choreshk751/
Oriessek751/
Horaezek751/
Orisek71179/
Horisk71133/
Orešek71122/
Oresik7172/
Oresyk715/
Khoryshek713/
Orzeschek712/
Goresk711/
Orysek711/
Oriešek67268/
Gorisek67213/
Oreszke6775/
Oresick6774/
Oresike6748/
Orzeszk6722/
Oreshik6721/
Orysiek679/
Oriseke673/
Horejšková672/
Oryszek671/
Orzesik671/
Orzysek671/
Hourisk671/
Horrisk671/
Orishek671/
Juresek671/

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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 Horejsek
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