Oresek Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Oresek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oresek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Orešek (122) are calculated separately.

Oresek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oresek is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Orešek. Click here for further potential spellings of Oresek.

How Common Is The Last Name Oresek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Oresek reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Oresek is most numerous in: Nevada, where 100 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orešek94122/
Oriesek9241/
Orzesek9232/
Oreshek926/
Horesek920/
Orzeszek86894/
Orzessek86126/
Horejsek8671/
Oriessek861/
Orisek83179/
Oresik8372/
Oresyk835/
Orysek831/
Horeyseck8034/
Orzeschek802/
Oriešek77268/
Gorisek77213/
Oresick7774/
Oresike7748/
Oraszek7735/
Oreshik7721/
Orysiek779/
Oriseke773/
Horasek772/
Orzesik771/
Orishek771/
Oryszek771/
Orzysek771/
Gorishek7179/
Orzyszek7159/
Oureizek7145/
Oreskova7125/
Horoshek7114/
Horoszek714/
Horejšek712/
Orehsike712/
Horaezek711/
Oriseake711/
Horascek711/
Orgiseck711/
Oriescik711/
Oreshkova671,729/
Orysyk67126/
Oresic6764/
Oríšek6754/
Urysek6735/
Gorischek6728/
Orysik6724/
Orešec6719/
Orzyschek6716/
Orišek6710/
Orazek679/
Aresik674/
Orisik673/
Orisekova672/
Erisek672/
Orozek671/
Oresheggz671/
Oureizeck671/
Oureyzekh671/
Orocek671/
Urecek671/
Erasek671/
Urisek671/

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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 Oresek
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