Klešćek Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Klešćek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klešćek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Klešček (16) & Klescek (9) are calculated separately.

Klešćek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klešćek is found most in Croatia. It can appear as a variant: Klešček or Klescek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klešćek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Klešćek is the 4,307,654th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klešćek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Klešćek is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 70 percent are found and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 30 percent are found. Not including Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klešček9516/
Klescek909/
Klešćik8615/
Klezek7724/
Kleček7717/
Klecek776/
Klićek771/
Kleczek71342/
Kleciek7145/
Kletsek7111/
Kleščik716/
Klechek714/
Kleščík712/
Kliezek711/
Kleszek711/
Klieščík675/
Klieščik675/
Kleczeck671/
Klecheke670/

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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 Klešćek
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