Nizek Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Nizek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nižek (3) are calculated separately.

Nizek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nizek occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Nižek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nizek.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Nizek occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Nizek reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 91,926. In Croatia Nizek is primarily concentrated in: Zagreb County, where 74 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia Nizek occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nižek933/
Niczek9138/
Nitzek9117/
Niezek9117/
Neizek911/
Nitzeck833/
Nizik80163/
Nicek80143/
Nyzek8040/
Nezek8013/
Nisek809/
Niček806/
Neitzeke771/
Neczek7353/
Nizick7319/
Nyczek7318/
Neisek7316/
Niesik7316/
Nichek7310/
Nizhik732/
Niczyk732/
Nigeke731/
Niczik731/
Nizoik731/
Niezik731/
Nizike731/
Nitsek731/
Njzeck731/
Nizuik731/
Nezeck731/
Hnidzík6728/
Niesigk6719/
Nieseck6715/
Hnidzik6713/
Niesiek672/
Naitzik671/
Gniseke671/
Nieczyk671/
Nicheke671/
Nitseke671/

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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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  • 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 Nizek
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