Rečnik Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rečnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rečnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4421:5,6281,159
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Recnik (90), Rečník (2) & Řečník (9) are calculated separately.

Rečnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rečnik is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Recnik, Rečník or Řečník. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rečnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Rečnik? popularity and diffusion

Rečnik is the 649,026th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. Rečnik is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rečnik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 5,628. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Savinja, where 45 percent reside, Drava, where 29 percent reside and Carinthia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 3 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recnik9490/
Rečník942/
Řečník899/
Reznik8312,652/
Resnik833,664/
Račnik83142/
Ročnik8396/
Rejnik8359/
Ričnik8335/
Rešnik831/
Reßnik831/
Rečniková804/
Resnick7711,415/
Rzeźnik774,125/
Reznick771,051/
Rzeznik77784/
Rzeżnik77157/
Recsnik7793/
Rieznik7768/
Recznik7762/
Riesnik7729/
Reyznik7727/
Riecnik7717/
Retsnik7717/
Rzesnik7713/
Ressnik7712/
Rechnik7711/
Rezniks776/
Reshnik773/
Reznike772/
Rezsnik772/
Rejnick772/
Reisnik772/
Rzećnik771/
Reesnik771/
Resznik771/
Rześnik771/
Resnizk771/
Retznik770/
Rzecznik7185/
Reitsnik7131/
Resnicke7123/
Rzesznik718/
Reschnik718/
Rzezniek718/
Rzheznik718/
Resnizck715/
Ressnick714/
Rzeznhik714/
Rzeznick712/
Reytsnik711/
Reznieck711/
Reznyk6710,964/
Reznikova679,573/
Rysnik67280/
Reznic67277/
Roznik67185/
Reznek67133/
Risnik67111/
Rejnek67111/
Resnic6779/
Rezník6763/
Riznik6759/
Rižnik6750/
Resnek6745/
Raznik6739/
Resnikova6727/
Retschnik6722/
Řeznik6714/
Resnyk6711/
Rezniková6710/
Rzesznick6710/
Režník676/
Rečníková675/
Ryśnik674/
Ricnik672/
Resnikowa672/
Rejnic671/
Režniková671/
Rycnik671/
Resnig670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rečnik
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