Kavšek Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Kavšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 446 | 1:5,578 | 1,143 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
The alternate forms: Kavsek (60) are calculated separately.
Kavšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kavšek is found most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as a variant: Kavsek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavšek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 651,048th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. Kavšek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kavšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Kavšek is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 5,578. In Slovenia Kavšek is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 43 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 25 percent live and Central Sava, where 13 percent live. Beside Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavsek | 94 | 60 | / |
| Kavšček | 92 | 92 | / |
| Kavšak | 83 | 31 | / |
| Kvěšek | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kavesk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaveski | 77 | 217 | / |
| Kovšček | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kavesky | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kavscek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kavesak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavacek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavasek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kavsk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaveesak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaveskei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kavesook | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavesuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kvaček | 67 | 170 | / |
| Kavsak | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kevşek | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kavsuk | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kvesko | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kvacek | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kawsek | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kavçık | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kváček | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kavský | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kavská | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavsky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavsik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kavessaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavčík | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovšak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kvasek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapzek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavcik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavzik | 67 | 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 Kavšek
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