Pogelšek Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pogelšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogelšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia851:29,2676,001
Croatia161:264,28827,725

The alternate forms: Pogelsek (8) are calculated separately.

Pogelšek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pogelšek is most common in Slovenia. It can appear as: Pogelsek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pogelšek.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogelšek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pogelšek is the 1,839,022nd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pogelšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pogelšek is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 29,267. In Slovenia Pogelšek is most frequent in: Savinja, where 52 percent live, Drava, where 27 percent live and Gorizia, where 16 percent live. Other than Slovenia Pogelšek is found in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogelsek968/
Poglšek935/
Pogelschek788/
Pagelska6328/
Pegelski6320/
Pagelski6319/
Bogielski59103/
Bogeilski594/
Pigielski594/
Pagielski594/
Bogielsky591/
Pagielska591/
Boegelsack5622/
Bageleyska5612/
Bageleyski5612/
Bugelski5021/

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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 Pogelšek
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