Kresnik Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kresnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kresnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6541:3,804648
Austria851:100,18214,475
Croatia651:65,05511,867
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kresnik (17) may also be a first name.

Kresnik Last Name Facts

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

Kresnik is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kresnik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 394,847th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kresnik are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Kresnik is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 3,804. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Savinja, where 35 percent live, Carinthia, where 30 percent live and Drava, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent live and Croatia, where 7 percent live.

Kresnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kresnik are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kresnik earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

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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 Kresnik
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