Shishek Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shishek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shishek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590

Shishek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shishek (Russian: Шишек) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shishek? popularity and diffusion

Shishek is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Shishek live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 84 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 5 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Iran it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 34 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shishek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shishek in the Russian language
Шишекsisek-

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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 Shishek
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