Hreščak Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Hreščak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hreščak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2131:11,6792,778
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Hreščák (26), Hrešćak (14) & Hrescak (105) are calculated separately.

Hreščak Last Name Facts

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

Hreščak is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Hreščák, Hrešćak or Hrescak. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hreščak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hreščak live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Hreščak is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 11,679. In Slovenia Hreščak is most frequent in: Coastal-Karst, where 51 percent reside, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 26 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 7 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hreščák9526/
Hrešćak9514/
Hrescak90105/
Roščak7717/
Reščák778/
Hrecak773/
Hričak771/
Hredzak7175/
Hrechak7170/
Hreczak7111/
Hreščáková717/
Hreicak715/
Rajščak712/
Hroščák711/
Rezak671,427/
Hretchak6744/
Hreschak6736/
Hretczak6728/
Hreichak676/
Hredczak671/

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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 Hreščak
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