Išek Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Išek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 172 | 1:24,585 | 5,110 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 | 1:221,025 | 11,534 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Isek (2,023) are calculated separately.
Išek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Išek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Išek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Isek. Click here for further possible spellings of Išek.
How Common Is The Last Name Išek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Išek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Išek is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 24,585. In Croatia Išek is most common in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 49 percent live, Zagreb County, where 28 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 12 percent live. Apart from Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent live and Serbia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isek | 92 | 2,023 | / |
| Hišek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Icek | 75 | 69 | / |
| Içek | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ešek | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ixek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iseke | 67 | 982 | / |
| Hušek | 67 | 901 | / |
| Aisek | 67 | 870 | / |
| Issek | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hisek | 67 | 59 | / |
| Iczek | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yizek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Isiek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iceke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Usiek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iseak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eššek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ishek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Isekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iseck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gisek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iseks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yisek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jisek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gicek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iceik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jicek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iszek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisek | 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 Išek
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