Martinek Surname

51,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Martinek Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of little Martin (belonging to Mars, the god of war).

Martinek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4,7791:2,225143
United States2,3771:152,48615,651
Austria9301:9,1561,188
Germany6181:130,26815,867
Poland1741:218,44128,573
Hungary1691:58,0846,081
Croatia1631:25,9425,377
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Slovakia931:57,38111,067
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Australia641:421,80833,593
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Serbia481:148,85310,308
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
France271:2,460,101186,232
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Martinek in the Russian language
Мартинекmartinek-

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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

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