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
Išek occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Isek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Išek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Išek is the 1,185,157th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Išek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Išek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Išek is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 24,585. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 49 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 28 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 12 percent are found. Beside Croatia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent are found and Serbia, where 6 percent are found.
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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