Raček Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Raček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 371 | 1:14,384 | 1,998 |
| Czechia | 48 | 1:221,531 | 31,190 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Racek (1,549), Ráček (231) & Rácek (35) are calculated separately.
Raček Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raček Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raček is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Racek, Ráček or Rácek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Raček? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 668,257th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Raček reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 14,384. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 50 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 19 percent live and Nitra Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Raček
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