Kořenek Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kořenek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kořenek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3981:26,7174,255
Slovakia61:889,40878,715

The alternate forms: Korenek (906), Kořének (24) & Korének (4) are calculated separately.

Kořenek Last Name Facts

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

Kořenek is most common in Czechia. It may also be found as: Korenek, Kořének or Korének. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kořenek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kořenek is the 721,185th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kořenek are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Kořenek is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 26,717. In Czechia Kořenek is most numerous in: Zlín Region, where 40 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 22 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Czechia it exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 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 Kořenek
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