Krečak Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Krečak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krečak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1961:21,5754,489
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307

The alternate forms: Krecak (71) & Krećak (2) are calculated separately.

Krečak Last Name Facts

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

Krečak is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Krecak or Krećak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krečak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krečak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 21,575. In Croatia it is most common in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 59 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 17 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Croatia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 14 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krecak9471/
Krećak942/
Kričak83498/
Kresak83258/
Kračak8312/
Krzesak77330/
Kresiak77107/
Krechak7754/
Kreczak7742/
Kreshak7733/
Kresack7724/
Kriesak7712/
Kreciak7712/
Krajčak7712/
Kressak779/
Kretsak776/
Kriščak772/
Krecsak772/
Krešňak771/
Kreesak771/
Krzesiak71252/
Kretchak7190/
Krzeszak7131/
Krzeczak715/
Kreechak711/
Krysak67797/
Krisak67407/
Krizak67204/
Kresák67150/
Kırçak67126/
Kročák67117/
Kricak6752/
Kerzak6751/
Krešák6749/
Kreshchak6722/
Krycak6710/
Kriçak678/
Krozak678/
Krześczak677/
Kirčák675/
Kresac674/
Kresakova674/
Kircak672/
Kresaková671/
Krześciak671/
Cresak671/
Crezak671/
Krazak671/
Kerčák671/
Kirzak671/
Krjzak671/

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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 Krečak
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