Rešek Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Rešek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 163 | 1:15,262 | 3,592 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
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
The surname Rešek is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Resek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rešek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rešek is the 1,348,199th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rešek reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Rešek is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 15,262. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 55 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia Rešek exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resek | 93 | 756 | / |
| Rejšek | 91 | 139 | / |
| Recek | 80 | 989 | / |
| Rašek | 80 | 204 | / |
| Reček | 80 | 90 | / |
| Rošek | 80 | 11 | / |
| Reczek | 73 | 2,529 | / |
| Rejcek | 73 | 228 | / |
| Rejsek | 73 | 158 | / |
| Reseck | 73 | 130 | / |
| Rezsek | 73 | 128 | / |
| Rojšek | 73 | 128 | / |
| Raseek | 73 | 56 | / |
| Rajšek | 73 | 55 | / |
| Reseke | 73 | 50 | / |
| Hrošek | 73 | 44 | / |
| Reisek | 73 | 42 | / |
| Hrecek | 73 | 25 | / |
| Reszek | 73 | 14 | / |
| Raecek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Rescek | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ressek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Reaček | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rezeik | 73 | 8 | / |
| Retsek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hrašek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rezeak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rejček | 73 | 4 | / |
| Reesik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rezekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reßeck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Reshek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rezcek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Redsek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Retcek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reysek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzesek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reizek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reecek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Reichek | 67 | 155 | / |
| Reiseck | 67 | 101 | / |
| Retseck | 67 | 68 | / |
| Reškova | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hriešik | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hrechek | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rejszek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Recheck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rieseck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rasheek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hrejzek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Reissek | 67 | 13 | / |
| Reschek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raseekh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Reizeck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Resseck | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hretsek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reaseck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raseekk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Resehke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reczeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reddsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Recheks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reazeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hreacek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Redseck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rezeick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rejseck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reiszek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyseyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reesick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reijsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reszeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Retscek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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