Košek Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Košek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Košek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1741:61,11210,234
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Kosek (6,401), Kösek (676) & Kósek (11) are calculated separately.

Košek Last Name Facts

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

Košek has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may occur as a variant: Kosek, Kösek or Kósek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Košek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Košek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Košek are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 61,112. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Karlovy Vary Region, where 21 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 21 percent live and Hradec Králové Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kosek936,401/
Koušek918/
Kösek87676/
Kósek8711/
Košík801,236/
Kocek80513/
Košec80365/
Kušek80182/
Košik8075/
Kášek8041/
Kašek8037/
Kešek807/
Koßek804/
Košeková771/
Kosiek731,041/
Kossek73677/
Koshek73271/
Koszek73254/
Kousek73224/
Koseck73215/
Kojzek73154/
Kosejk7389/
Kosjek7383/
Kotsek7349/
Koseak7316/
Koczek7316/
Kaušek737/
Koseke736/
Kľocek735/
Koocek733/
Kohsek732/
Koušík732/
Koçeke732/
Koisek732/
Koesik732/
Koosek731/
Koseuk731/
Koseyk731/
Kozeak731/
Khozek731/
Koscek731/
Koßeck731/
Koššík731/
Kĺocek731/
Kozcek730/
Koseks730/
Koschek67343/
Koussek67110/
Koochek6766/
Kohsiek6744/
Kotchek6741/
Kossiek6720/
Kosseck6713/
Kocheck6711/
Kosheik679/
Koszeck677/
Koeshik675/
Kosseke674/
Kocheke672/
Kosieck671/
Khoseke671/
Kosheek671/
Koshiek671/
Kochesk671/
Kotseke671/
Koškova671/
Khoshek671/

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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 Košek
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