Pesjak Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pesjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3701:6,7231,485
Austria1001:85,15412,686
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pesjak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pesjak occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesjak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 609,992nd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. Pesjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pesjak are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pesjak is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 370 people, or 1 in 6,723. In Slovenia Pesjak is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 53 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 25 percent are found and Carinthia, where 10 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Pesjak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pesjak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pesjak surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesak912,720/
Pejak91939/
Peasjack860/
Pečjak83462/
Pejakh83234/
Piesak83210/
Pessak83179/
Peshak8369/
Petjak8349/
Pejack8339/
Pisjak8337/
Pejsak8335/
Pesyak8333/
Pasjak8322/
Pesack8315/
Pedjak8315/
Peszak8313/
Peasak8312/
Pesiak8312/
Peisak839/
Peysak835/
Pesauk834/
Pesake832/
Pesakh831/
Peesak831/
Pesask831/
Pescak830/
Pieszak77958/
Piesiak77630/
Peysakh7795/
Peschak7742/
Piesack7720/
Phetsak7718/
Peisakh776/
Phetjak775/
Pasjack774/
Peysack773/
Peisack772/
Peissak772/
Pessiak772/
Peiszak771/
Pejsiak771/
Pessack771/
Pieshak771/
Peasack770/
Peshack770/
Peashak770/
Pecak73402/
Pisak73356/
Pijak73336/
Pesok73254/
Pysak73140/
Pejac73125/
Pešak7389/
Pezak7363/
Pesák7347/
Pečak7343/
Pejok7339/
Pežak7326/
Peják7325/
Pyjak732/
Peçak731/
Petschak7131/
Pesakova719/
Peshchak719/
Peissahk714/
Peysackh711/
Piejrzak711/
Pezhshak711/
Peschack711/
Pesdjock711/
Petchjak711/
Pesehack710/
Pishak672,408/
Pasiak671,285/
Peciak671,034/
Pysiak67670/
Pisiak67398/
Perzak67188/
Pisake67173/
Pyshak67169/
Posiak67151/
Peshakova67140/
Peczak67109/
Pesyakova67104/
Pyszak67104/
Piszak67102/
Pojžak6769/
Pisack6759/
Petschack6749/
Pytsak6744/
Pesock6732/
Piscak6726/
Piezak6726/
Pessok6723/
Pitsak6722/
Peizak6720/
Pisakh6718/
Paisak6712/
Pasyak6711/
Pisyak6710/
Pijack679/
Piesok678/
Pessac678/
Pedjac676/
Peyzak675/
Phisak675/
Peziak674/
Pejčák674/
Paijak674/
Peshok673/
Pesiakova673/
Pesiok673/
Peuçak673/
Peisac672/
Peasag671/
Payjak671/
Pysyak671/
Pejaux671/
Pašjak671/
Pezhak671/
Pessaq671/
Pessák671/
Pissak671/
Pišjak671/
Pojzak671/
Puisak671/
Pajjak671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesjak
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