Pirožek Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pirožek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirožek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Serbia131:549,61120,712
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Pirozek (169) & Pirożek (143) are calculated separately.

Pirožek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirožek is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pirozek or Pirożek. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirožek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Pirožek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pirožek reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 78,477. In Slovakia Pirožek is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 96 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 1 percent live and Košice Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Slovakia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 38 percent live and Serbia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirozek95169/
Pirożek95143/
Pirogek8620/
Pirojek861/
Perožek861/
Pirožeková8245/
Pierożek80218/
Pierozek8027/
Pirozhek8018/
Pieružek808/
Pirožkova754/
Perozek7180/
Pěrůžek7111/
Pirasek717/
Pirozekova715/
Peružek715/
Pirojec714/
Pirozeková712/
Perogek712/
Perosek711/
Pyrożek711/
Pyrosek711/
Pyrozhek6754/
Pirozhik6746/
Pierazek6733/
Pieruzek6710/
Petrosek6710/
Pierużek674/
Pirasekh671/

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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 Pirožek
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