Martinek Surname
Approximately 9,891 people bear this surname
Martinek Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of little Martin (belonging to Mars, the god of war).
Martinek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 4,779 | 1:2,225 | 143 |
| United States | 2,377 | 1:152,486 | 15,651 |
| Austria | 930 | 1:9,156 | 1,188 |
| Germany | 618 | 1:130,268 | 15,867 |
| Poland | 174 | 1:218,441 | 28,573 |
| Hungary | 169 | 1:58,084 | 6,081 |
| Croatia | 163 | 1:25,942 | 5,377 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Slovakia | 93 | 1:57,381 | 11,067 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Serbia | 48 | 1:148,853 | 10,308 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Slovenia | 19 | 1:130,930 | 12,952 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
The alternate forms: Martínek (385) are calculated separately.
Martinek (11) may also be a first name.
Martinek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of little Martin (belonging to Mars, the god of war).
Martinek Demographics
Average Male Martinek Height
179.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Martinek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Martinek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Martinek (Russian: Мартинек) is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Martínek. Click here for further possible spellings of Martinek.
How Common Is The Last Name Martinek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,786th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 736,786 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Martinek reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Martinek is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally, held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 4,779 people, or 1 in 2,225. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent reside, Prague, where 13 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Czechia this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.
Martinek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Martinek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Martinek surname grew 3,087 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Martinek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Martinek are 11.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.98% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Martinek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.1% more than the national average, earning R 392,340 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Martinek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Martinek in the Russian language | ||
| Мартинек | martinek | - |
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Martinek Reference & Research
Martinek DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Martinek FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Martinek
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