Kaválek Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kaválek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaválek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2081:51,1228,579
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Kavalek (258) are calculated separately.

Kaválek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaválek is most common in Czechia. It can also occur as: Kavalek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaválek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,148,257th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Kaválek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kaválek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Kaválek is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 51,122. In Czechia Kaválek is most numerous in: Hradec Králové Region, where 59 percent are found, Prague, where 9 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Czechia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavalek95258/
Kavaleik801/
Kavaleck801/
Kavalk778/
Kaválková75201/
Kawalek71637/
Kowalek71505/
Kavalec71423/
Kovalek71401/
Kavalík7191/
Kavalik7124/
Cabálek7122/
Kobalek7112/
Koválik7112/
Kavaleková715/
Kavalyk715/
Kabalek713/
Cavalek713/
Kavalke711/
Kowallek67177/
Kawallek6729/
Kavalick6722/
Kawollek6722/
Kawaleck6718/
Kabaleke6717/
Kovaleik6712/
Kabollek6710/
Kowaleck678/
Kavalecs675/
Kovalesk673/
Kavolick672/
Kovaleke671/
Kampalek671/
Kaballek671/
Kovallek671/
Kowaleyk671/

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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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  • 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 Kaválek
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