Plašek Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plašek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plašek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Slovakia121:444,70454,815

The alternate forms: Plasek (388) & Plášek (366) are calculated separately.

Plašek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plašek is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Plasek or Plášek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plašek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plašek are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Plašek is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 295,374. In Czechia Plašek is primarily concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 58 percent are found, Liberec Region, where 17 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Czechia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plasek94388/
Plášek94366/
Placek834,984/
Plaček831,109/
Plazek83284/
Plešek83165/
Plošek8312/
Plašeková809/
Plachek77114/
Plashek7728/
Platsek7717/
Platcek776/
Plaizek773/
Plaszek773/
Plazcek772/
Plazzek772/
Plazeck772/
Plaseck771/
Placeck771/
Plaazek770/
Plauzek770/
Platchek7182/
Pliatsek7179/
Plaschek7163/
Plehaček7119/
Placzeck7113/
Placheck7111/
Platshek711/
Plehacek711/
Plattsek711/
Plasseke711/
Pladszek710/
Plocek67809/
Plešec67188/
Platschek67141/
Plesek6774/
Plazyk6748/
Platcheck6744/
Placyk6715/
Placik6713/
Plášeková6712/
Plauschek6710/
Plasik679/
Plesyk679/
Plosek677/
Placeková675/
Placekova673/
Placec673/
Plesik672/
Plozek672/
Pláček672/
Plascheck671/
Plazik671/
Plecyk671/
Ploček671/

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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
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  • 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 Plašek
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