Pružek Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pružek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pružek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Průžek (59), Pruzek (24) & Prużek (4) are calculated separately.

Pružek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pružek occurs most in Croatia. It can occur as: Průžek, Pruzek or Prużek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pružek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pružek is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Pružek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pružek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Pružek is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 222,558. In Croatia Pružek is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 68 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 32 percent are found. Barring Croatia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Průžek9459/
Pruzek9424/
Prużek944/
Prusek83863/
Prucek83161/
Prožek8315/
Prousek7795/
Prauzek7717/
Prausek7713/
Pruseck771/
Prusik672,418/
Prusyk67156/
Prusec6789/
Prusík6752/
Prozek6737/
Prożek6723/
Prucik6722/
Pruzik679/
Prisek672/
Prizek670/
Prusick6257/
Pruzick6215/
Prudzik624/
Przudzik5729/
Prusceac574/
Praudzik572/
Prujeque572/
Prudziec571/
Priezzhikh50479/
Prozyk5029/
Prisik5020/
Prozik5010/
Prusig508/
Prusic505/
Prisyk502/
Prizec501/
Prizik501/

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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 Pružek
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