Pávek Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pávek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pávek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5531:19,2292,911
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Pavek (1,335) are calculated separately.

Pávek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pávek occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Pavek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pávek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 559,940th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. Pávek is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pávek are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 19,229. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Pardubice Region, where 24 percent reside, Prague, where 12 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Czechia Pávek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavek931,335/
Pávec804/
Povek802/
Pávik802/
Páveková775/
Paveck7362/
Posvek7325/
Paveak731/
Poszvek6722/
Povecke671/

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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 Pávek
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