Plšek Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Plšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7981:13,3251,907
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Plsek (210) are calculated separately.

Plšek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plšek occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Plsek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Plšek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 416,195th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Plšek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 13,325. In Czechia it is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 29 percent are found, Zlín Region, where 28 percent are found and Hradec Králové Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Czechia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plsek93210/
Plšík8027/
Plšik807/
Plšeková779/
Plšekova773/
Piljek73353/
Pelzek73220/
Pilcek73128/
Plesek7374/
Pilzek7357/
Pilsek7310/
Plesyk739/
Plesik732/
Plecek731/
Plecyk731/
Pleshek67210/
Pilszek67175/
Pleszek6720/
Plschek674/
Pilchek672/
Plezsik671/
Plessek671/
Pislzek671/
Pelshek671/

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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 Plšek
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