Jamsek Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jamsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia681:396,99632,204
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Jamšek (744) are calculated separately.

Jamsek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamsek is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jamšek. Click here for further potential spellings of Jamsek.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamsek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Jamsek occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Jamsek are found; 40 percent are found in Australasia and 40 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 396,996. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 96 percent live, Victoria, where 3 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Besides Australia this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Jamsek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jamsek surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jamsek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamšek94744/
Jamscek921/
Jamschek8618/
Jamsheek861/
Jamsik8319/
Yamsek8316/
Samsek832/
Jamjek831/
Jamscheck801/
Jamsaik7747/
Jamshik774/
Jamsecs772/
Zamschek719/
Jamsciks712/
Jamshikk711/
Jamshedq711/
Somsek67159/
Samsik67123/
Jamjik6780/
Yamcek6710/
Samsec673/
Jamcik672/
Jomcek671/
Camjek671/
Yamsik671/

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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 Jamsek
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