Launek Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Launek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Launek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Launek Last Name Facts

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

Launek occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Launek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Launek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Launek is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Launek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Launek live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Launek is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 140,953. In Croatia Launek is primarily found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 40 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 30 percent live and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 30 percent live. Other than Croatia Launek occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Launeck921/
Lanek91572/
Lunek9164/
Lamnek83244/
Luneke83154/
Lounek8363/
Lusnek8323/
Laneke8317/
Lasnek8317/
Lannek8315/
Launik8312/
Lungek838/
Langek835/
Laniek833/
Leanek832/
Launex831/
Lutnek830/
Laneek830/
Laneck830/
Lamneck77281/
Luneack7777/
Lunecke7734/
Hlaneke7723/
Hlasnek777/
Langnek774/
Langeck772/
Laineke771/
Luneckt771/
Liangek771/
Lanneke771/
Laneake770/
Laneack770/
Lanik73882/
Laník73356/
Lunik73241/
Lonek73210/
Lanyk73105/
Lunyk73105/
Lanec7348/
Laněk7317/
Laneg736/
Lanex735/
Lunec734/
Luník732/
Lunex731/
Launicke7127/
Lasneske7116/
Launichk712/
Lunekova711/
Launique711/
Lunnyk67372/
Lanegh67224/
Lutnik67164/
Lannyk67126/
Langik6771/
Langeg6766/
Latnik6763/
Lamnyk6760/
Lannik6744/
Lunick6739/
Lanick6736/
Loneke6730/
Laniec6725/
Lunnik6717/
Loneck6714/
Lunaik6713/
Lanykh6711/
Langec6710/
Lianik679/
Lyunik678/
Lyanik675/
Lonesk674/
Longek674/
Laniok674/
Leinek673/
Lineak673/
Lanecs672/
Lannec672/
Lugnik672/
Lainex672/
Llaneg672/
Lanieg672/
Leanec672/
Lanike672/
Latnyk672/
Lutnyk672/
Lainik671/
Losnek671/
Lienek671/
Laenec671/
Laneac671/
Lainec671/
Laaneg671/
Lunegh671/
Lamnec671/
Lounik671/
Lannex671/
Lasnyk671/
Lanyok671/
Lamnex670/

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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 Launek
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