Klanšek Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Klanšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klanšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1891:13,1623,149
Croatia101:422,86035,095

The alternate forms: Klansek (128) are calculated separately.

Klanšek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klanšek is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also be found as a variant: Klansek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Klanšek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Klanšek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klanšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 13,162. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Lower Sava, where 30 percent live, Central Sava, where 26 percent live and Savinja, where 20 percent live. Other than Slovenia Klanšek exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 5 percent live.

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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 Klanšek
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