Perovšek Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Perovšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 272 | 1:9,146 | 2,105 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Perovsek (39) are calculated separately.
Perovšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perovšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perovšek has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may also be found as: Perovsek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perovšek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 956,400th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Perovšek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 9,146. In Slovenia Perovšek is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 64 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 8 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perovsek | 96 | 39 | / |
| Petrovsek | 82 | 12 | / |
| Perovshek | 82 | 4 | / |
| Privšek | 80 | 211 | / |
| Perovsky | 75 | 631 | / |
| Perovski | 75 | 173 | / |
| Perovska | 75 | 125 | / |
| Provasek | 75 | 44 | / |
| Perovský | 75 | 4 | / |
| Borovšek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Perovská | 75 | 3 | / |
| Perovskyi | 71 | 68 | / |
| Petrovcik | 71 | 23 | / |
| Perrovska | 71 | 14 | / |
| Perovskii | 71 | 8 | / |
| Perovskiy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Perrovsky | 71 | 3 | / |
| Perovskaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Periovski | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prevejšek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Peyrovsky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perovchik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perovskaya | 67 | 732 | / |
| Prevesk | 67 | 31 | / |
| Privsek | 67 | 19 | / |
| Provsky | 67 | 12 | / |
| Petrovchik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pervezc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pyerovskyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Provska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pervezq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pervezg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrovcic | 59 | 145 | / |
| Poroffscheck | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Perovšek
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