Sečnik Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Sečnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 391 | 1:6,362 | 1,364 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
The alternate forms: Secnik (33) & Sečník (9) are calculated separately.
Sečnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sečnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sečnik is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Secnik or Sečník. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sečnik? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 733,258th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Sečnik is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sečnik live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 6,362. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 85 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 10 percent live and Gorizia, where 2 percent live. Other than Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secnik | 94 | 33 | / |
| Sečník | 94 | 9 | / |
| Ječnik | 83 | 77 | / |
| Sesnik | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sejnik | 83 | 6 | / |
| Seznik | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sesnick | 77 | 31 | / |
| Szejnik | 77 | 30 | / |
| Seznick | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sechnik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Secnick | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sechnick | 71 | 11 | / |
| Schesnik | 71 | 8 | / |
| Seiznick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sessnick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cesnik | 67 | 661 | / |
| Sesnic | 67 | 72 | / |
| Soznik | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zeznik | 67 | 23 | / |
| Začnik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sečníková | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cisnik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sysnik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shechnick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Secnic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheshnaik | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sečnik
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