Májek Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Májek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Májek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2111:25,2914,255
Czechia1211:87,88014,663
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Majek (2,954) are calculated separately.

Májek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Májek is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Majek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Májek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830,559th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Májek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 25,291. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Bratislava Region, where 53 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 36 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Slovakia Májek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majek932,954/
Mojek80321/
Májik8038/
Májuk809/
Myjek807/
Mejek807/
Mijek807/
Májeková7761/
Majiek7357/
Matjek7331/
Majeks7327/
Masjek7315/
Madjek7312/
Mojeck7310/
Majcek7310/
Majesk735/
Majeek734/
Majzek732/
Mojsek731/
Mojcek731/
Mejeck731/
Mejeke731/
Meek6732,340/
Meak679,588/
Matjeke673,881/
Moek671,597/
Maek67962/
Meik67640/
Maňásek67444/
Majk67256/
Májková67138/
Miek67116/
Myek67100/
Meyk6782/
Mojeske6750/
Motjeke6730/
Muek6730/
Mõek6712/
Meuk6711/
Moujeke678/
Mejk674/
Madjeke673/
Mojk672/
Madjeek672/
Madjeck672/
Maujeke671/
Mojheck671/
Modjeke671/
Mujekhe671/
Mujk671/

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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 Májek
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