Jilecek Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jilecek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jilecek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Jileček (105) & Jíleček (7) are calculated separately.

Jilecek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jilecek is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jileček or Jíleček. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jilecek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jilecek is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Jilecek reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,106,458. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 100 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and Czechia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jileček95105/
Jillecek9314/
Jíleček907/
Jelecek8620/
Silecek869/
Cilecek867/
Ilcek831/
Gileczek8022/
Sileczek801/
Ileček7714/
Jilcik771/
Cileček71145/
Jeleček7197/
Gelecek7161/
Illetschek7136/
Zajlcek712/
Helecek711/
Jelezek711/
İlçek67183/
Jeliczek6725/
Ilgec6716/
Ilcik6713/
Elcek674/
Jelichek674/
Ilsec671/
Heleczek671/
Jeleceic671/

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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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  • 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 Jilecek
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