Pošek Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Pošek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Posek (28) are calculated separately.
Pošek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pošek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pošek is found most in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant: Posek. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pošek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Pošek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pošek are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 355,382. Apart from Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posek | 93 | 28 | / |
| Poušek | 91 | 20 | / |
| Pešek | 80 | 4,002 | / |
| Pašek | 80 | 1,312 | / |
| Pozek | 80 | 210 | / |
| Poček | 80 | 167 | / |
| Pošík | 80 | 165 | / |
| Pocek | 80 | 131 | / |
| Pušek | 80 | 37 | / |
| Poczek | 73 | 103 | / |
| Poseck | 73 | 77 | / |
| Poshek | 73 | 75 | / |
| Pousek | 73 | 68 | / |
| Pouček | 73 | 53 | / |
| Possek | 73 | 37 | / |
| Paušek | 73 | 24 | / |
| Potsek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pozeck | 73 | 14 | / |
| Poscek | 73 | 5 | / |
| Poszek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Posekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poceck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poseke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pojsek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poisek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pozcek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Potcek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Potchek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Potczek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Potsekh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Poschek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Posheks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouchek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoseek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pocheck | 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 Pošek
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