Kušek Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kušek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kušek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1721:24,5855,110
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Kusek (2,400), Küsek (508) & Kúsek (10) are calculated separately.

Kušek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kušek occurs most in Croatia. It can appear in the variant forms: Kusek, Küsek or Kúsek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kušek? popularity and diffusion

Kušek is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kušek reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 24,585. In Croatia Kušek is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 14 percent are found and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 5 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kusek932,400/
Koušek918/
Kaušek917/
Küsek87508/
Kúsek8710/
Kucek80654/
Kušec80563/
Kuzek80379/
Kuček80235/
Košek80177/
Kušík8069/
Kišek8054/
Kušik807/
Kuseke73266/
Kusiek73229/
Kuszek73229/
Kousek73224/
Kausek73131/
Kuchek73128/
Kussek7398/
Kutsek7334/
Kushek7318/
Kuecik7315/
Kuseck7312/
Kuscek739/
Kuzeck734/
Kuizek734/
Kuxzek733/
Kuceik733/
Kuzcek732/
Keucek732/
Koušík732/
Kusesk731/
Kuycek731/
Kuciek731/
Kuzeik731/
Kuceke731/
Koussek67110/
Kuseske67108/
Kuschek6787/
Kutchek6742/
Kuhsiek6719/
Kuszeck6714/
Kaushek6714/
Kuškova678/
Kusheik674/
Kauczek672/
Khushek672/
Keuzeck671/
Keuseuk671/
Kusseuk671/
Kuuseek671/

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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
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  • 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 Kušek
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