Prášek Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Prášek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Prášek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia9661:11,0081,500
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Prašek (12) & Prasek (1,424) are calculated separately.

Prášek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prášek occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Prašek or Prasek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prášek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 359,182nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prášek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is borne by 966 people, or 1 in 11,008. In Czechia it is most common in: South Bohemian Region, where 20 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 17 percent reside and Vysočina Region, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Czechia Prášek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Prášek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prášek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prašek9412/
Prasek891,424/
Prošek83709/
Práček831/
Prášeková801/
Prášková71968/
Procek671,178/
Prosek67968/
Praček67290/
Pracek6779/
Proček6750/
Prašeková673/
Prošeková672/
Prazek671/
Proßek671/
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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 Prášek
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