Pirožek Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Pirožek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 68 | 1:78,477 | 15,212 |
| Czechia | 50 | 1:212,669 | 30,259 |
| Serbia | 13 | 1:549,611 | 20,712 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirozek | 95 | 169 | / |
| Pirożek | 95 | 143 | / |
| Pirogek | 86 | 20 | / |
| Pirojek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Perožek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pirožeková | 82 | 45 | / |
| Pierożek | 80 | 218 | / |
| Pierozek | 80 | 27 | / |
| Pirozhek | 80 | 18 | / |
| Pieružek | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pirožkova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Perozek | 71 | 80 | / |
| Pěrůžek | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pirasek | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pirozekova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Peružek | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pirojec | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pirozeková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Perogek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Perosek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyrożek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyrosek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyrozhek | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pirozhik | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pierazek | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pieruzek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Petrosek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pierużek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pirasekh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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