Olekšák Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Olekšák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 190 | 1:28,087 | 4,828 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
The alternate forms: Olekšak (6) & Oleksak (1,315) are calculated separately.
Olekšák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olekšák Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olekšák is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Olekšak or Oleksak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olekšák? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,098,270th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olekšák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 28,087. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Prešov Region, where 83 percent reside, Košice Region, where 10 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olekšak | 95 | 6 | / |
| Oleksak | 90 | 1,315 | / |
| Olekšáková | 82 | 271 | / |
| Olexák | 77 | 31 | / |
| Olekšaková | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oleksáková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oleksiak | 67 | 5,653 | / |
| Olekszak | 67 | 49 | / |
| Olekseuk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olesksak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olexaková | 63 | 3 | / |
| Olexak | 62 | 24 | / |
| Oleksakova | 59 | 10 | / |
| Oleksaková | 59 | 2 | / |
| Aleksak | 57 | 76 | / |
| Olexsak | 57 | 44 | / |
| Aleksiak | 53 | 76 | / |
| Alekseyk | 53 | 10 | / |
| Alekseuk | 53 | 3 | / |
| Alekseik | 53 | 3 | / |
| Oleksiac | 53 | 1 | / |
| Olexakova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Holescsak | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Olekšák
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