Rešek Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rešek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rešek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1631:15,2623,592
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Resek (756) are calculated separately.

Rešek Last Name Facts

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

Rešek is most common in Slovenia. It can also appear as a variant: Resek. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rešek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rešek is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rešek live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 15,262. In Slovenia Rešek is mostly concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 55 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent reside and Coastal-Karst, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Resek93756/
Rejšek91139/
Recek80989/
Rašek80204/
Reček8090/
Rošek8011/
Reczek732,529/
Rejcek73228/
Rejsek73158/
Reseck73130/
Rezsek73128/
Rojšek73128/
Raseek7356/
Rajšek7355/
Reseke7350/
Hrošek7344/
Reisek7342/
Hrecek7325/
Reszek7314/
Raecek7312/
Rescek7310/
Ressek739/
Reaček738/
Rezeik738/
Retsek737/
Hrašek736/
Rezeak734/
Rejček734/
Reesik734/
Rezekh732/
Reßeck732/
Reshek732/
Rezcek731/
Redsek731/
Retcek731/
Reysek731/
Rzesek731/
Reizek730/
Reecek730/
Reichek67155/
Reiseck67101/
Retseck6768/
Reškova6751/
Hriešik6736/
Hrechek6732/
Rejszek6729/
Recheck6723/
Rieseck6722/
Rasheek6721/
Hrejzek6715/
Reissek6713/
Reschek6712/
Raseekh679/
Reizeck676/
Resseck675/
Hretsek674/
Reaseck674/
Raseekk673/
Resehke672/
Reczeck672/
Reddsek671/
Recheks671/
Reazeak671/
Hreacek671/
Redseck671/
Rezeick671/
Rejseck671/
Reiszek671/
Reyseyk671/
Reesick671/
Reijsek671/
Reszeak671/
Retscek670/

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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 Rešek
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