Pesjak Surname
Approximately 507 people bear this surname
Pesjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 370 | 1:6,723 | 1,485 |
| Austria | 100 | 1:85,154 | 12,686 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Pesjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pesjak occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesjak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 609,992nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. It is predominantly found 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.
Pesjak is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 6,723. In Slovenia Pesjak is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 53 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 25 percent live and Carinthia, where 10 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 20 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.
Pesjak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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.
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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 Pesjak
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