Počiatek Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Počiatek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Počiatek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia961:55,58810,746
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

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

Počiatek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Počiatek is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pociatek. For other potential spellings of Počiatek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Počiatek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Počiatek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Počiatek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 55,588. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Trenčín Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Slovakia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pociatek968/
Počiatková7879/
Poczatek75263/
Pisztek671/
Pczatek671/
Początek631,224/
Poszytek63481/
Poczatko6312/
Poczatck631/
Poczętek631/
Pieczatka595/
Pocztowiak568/
Puciatycki567/
Pasztak53120/
Początko50192/
Pasztyka507/
Poczetko501/
Paczatko501/

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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 Počiatek
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