Jamšek Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jamšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7331:3,394536
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jamsek (172) are calculated separately.

Jamšek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jamšek is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jamsek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamšek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jamšek is the 455,289th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jamšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 3,394. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 39 percent are found, Central Sava, where 14 percent are found and Drava, where 11 percent are found. Beside Slovenia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamsek94172/
Jamjek831/
Jamscek771/
Jamschek7118/
Jamsheek711/
Jamjik6780/
Jamsik6719/
Yamsek6716/
Yamcek6710/
Jamcik672/
Jamscheck671/
Jomcek671/
Jamsaik6247/
Jamshik624/
Jamsecs622/
Jamsciks572/
Jamshikk571/
Jamshedq571/
Jamscikova506/
Jamjic502/
Yamsik501/

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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 Jamšek
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