Maček Surname

155,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Maček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2,0391:1,22074
Croatia5551:7,6191,235
Slovakia1781:29,9805,248
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Macek (8,755), Máček (105) & Macék (1) are calculated separately.

Maček Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maček is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Macek, Máček or Macék. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maček? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,685th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,589,746 people. Maček is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Maček live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 2,039 people, or 1 in 1,220. In Slovenia Maček is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 34 percent live, Savinja, where 19 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 14 percent live. Aside from Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 20 percent live and Slovakia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macek938,755/
Máček93105/
Mňaček9113/
Mačiek911/
Macék871/
Mahaček8326/
Mazek801,084/
Mačík8020/
Mačik802/
Mačeková77206/
Machek731,626/
Matzek731,163/
Maučec73679/
Maczek73533/
Macsek73174/
Matcek73173/
Maciek73165/
Matsek7375/
Mouček7339/
Maziek7325/
Majčík7317/
Mascek7312/
Majcek7310/
MacEjk737/
Madzek735/
Mazeck733/
Mazeik732/
Majzek732/
Mahcek732/
Mňáček732/
Mazeek731/
MacEik731/
Maceík731/
Mačišk731/
Meacek730/
Mazeyk730/
Macheke675,310/
Matseke673,512/
Matsekh67215/
Mahacek67183/
Maiczek6728/
Macziek6724/
Macheck6723/
Matzeik6722/
MacHeak6719/
Matseyk6718/
Matzeck6714/
Maychek679/
Mňouček678/
Majczek676/
Matzeke673/
Machzek672/
Maciesk672/
Mahaćek672/
Mačkova671/
Mattzek671/
Matczek671/
Maczeak671/
Machcek671/
Maciejk671/
Maytsek671/
Meachek671/
Maazeek671/
MacHeik671/
Masceak670/
Matchek670/
Mazeick670/
MacHeek670/

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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 Maček
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