Medvešek Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Medvešek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medvešek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6851:3,632597
Croatia1281:33,0366,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina261:136,0159,570
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Medvesek (121) are calculated separately.

Medvešek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Medvešek is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Medvesek. Click here for further possible spellings of Medvešek.

How Common Is The Last Name Medvešek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medvešek is the 414,183rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Medvešek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 685 people, or 1 in 3,632. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Sava, where 26 percent reside, Central Sava, where 23 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 15 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Medvešek
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