Kamenšek Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Kamenšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 589 | 1:4,224 | 789 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
The alternate forms: Kamensek (124) are calculated separately.
Kamenšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamenšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamenšek occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kamensek. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamenšek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 533,524th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kamenšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Drava, where 38 percent live, Savinja, where 33 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 16 percent live. Besides Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamensek | 96 | 124 | / |
| Kamencek | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kamenshek | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kamenscek | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kamenschek | 78 | 47 | / |
| Kamencik | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kamensik | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kamenscheck | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kamenchik | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kamenshik | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kamenshyk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kamenscik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamenskova | 67 | 121 | / |
| Kamenschik | 67 | 103 | / |
| Khamminsek | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kamensciks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamenscheg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamencic | 63 | 62 | / |
| Kamencikova | 63 | 7 | / |
| Kemencik | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kamensic | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kamensikova | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kaminsik | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamenscikova | 60 | 12 | / |
| Kamenshikova | 60 | 9 | / |
| Kaminchik | 59 | 6 | / |
| Kamenschikova | 57 | 286 | / |
| Comenschek | 56 | 1 | / |
| Camenschik | 56 | 1 | / |
| Khomenchik | 56 | 1 | / |
| Khaminchik | 56 | 1 | / |
| Camensic | 50 | 7 | / |
| Kemencic | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kamenšek
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