Mašek Surname

88,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Mašek Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who sold meat, a butcher; descendant of Masek, a pet form of Mathes (gift of Jehovah).

Mašek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5,3091:2,003119
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Masek (3,829) & Maşek (34) are calculated separately.

Mašek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who sold meat, a butcher; descendant of Masek, a pet form of Mathes (gift of Jehovah).

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

Mašek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mašek (Bengali: মাসেক, Hindi: मासेक, Marathi: मसेक, Oriya: ମେସକ) is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Masek or Maşek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mašek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mašek is the 88,204th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,337,901 people. The surname Mašek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mašek live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Mašek is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 5,309 people, or 1 in 2,003. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent live, Plzeň Region, where 15 percent live and Prague, where 14 percent live. Beside Czechia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.

Mašek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mašek has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mašek last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masek933,829/
Maşek9334/
Macek808,755/
Mašík8098/
Maßek805/
Mašik802/
Mašeková7725/
Maseke734,496/
Mashek73892/
Masekh73534/
Maczek73533/
Maceke73404/
Massek73269/
Matcek73173/
Maseyk73114/
Matsek7375/
Majšík7366/
Maszek7358/
Masiek7332/
Maceks7328/
Maysek7320/
Maseck7316/
Masjek7315/
Mňaček7313/
Mascek7312/
Majcek7310/
MacEjk737/
Mhasek736/
Mazzek732/
Majzek732/
Maseek732/
Mazeik732/
Mahcek732/
Majšik732/
Mazeek731/
MacEik731/
Maceík731/
Maisek731/
Maßeck731/
Mačišk731/
Mausek731/
Meacek730/
Mazeyk730/
Masheke674,572/
Maschek671,207/
Maňásek67444/
Matsekh67215/
Mahacek67183/
Maseekh6774/
Masseck6772/
Maiseke6750/
Masseke6741/
Masheck6729/
Maiczek6728/
Mahaček6726/
Measeck6724/
MacHeak6719/
Matseyk6718/
Maškova6716/
Machesk6714/
Maychek679/
Majczek676/
Mahasek676/
Massekh673/
Maaseke672/
Mashekh672/
Mahaćek672/
Maciesk672/
Masekhe671/
Mauszek671/
Matczek671/
Maczeak671/
Machcek671/
Maytsek671/
Meachek671/
Maazeek671/
Majszek671/
Mahseke671/
Mashcek671/
Masseyk671/
MacIeck671/
Maseikh671/
MacHeek670/
Mazeick670/
Masseek670/
Masceak670/
Masehke670/

Mašek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mašek in the Bengali language
মাসেকmaseka-
Mašek in the Hindi language
मासेकmaseka-
Mašek in the Oriya language
ମେସକmesaka95.83
ମାେସକmaesaka4.17
Mašek in the Marathi language
मसेकmaseka66.67
मासेकmaseka22.22
शेखsekha11.11

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