Prekupec Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prekupec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prekupec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1741:24,3025,053
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

Prekupec Last Name Facts

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

Prekupec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prekupec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Prekupec live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Prekupec is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 24,302. In Croatia Prekupec is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 69 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 23 percent are found and Međimurje County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Slovenia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prokupec886/
Prokupeck822/
Prokopec75970/
Prokupek75257/
Prekopic756/
Porkopec751/
Perekupka71369/
Perekupko71232/
Prekopuca7186/
Prokopiec7172/
Prikupetz7125/
Prikupets7125/
Prokopeca715/
Prokopeck712/
Prykupets711/
Brkopec674/
Prakaypech671/
Pre Kubeka671/
Prikoupets671/
Prokupk670/
Prokupik636/
Prokůpek50533/

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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 Prekupec
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