Strižak Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Strižak Surname User-submission:
The Strižak surname means 'shearer' in Serbo-Croatian. Their ancestors were sheep shearers.
Strižak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 266 | 1:15,897 | 3,212 |
| Serbia | 36 | 1:198,471 | 12,167 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Strizak (224) are calculated separately.
Strižak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Strižak surname means 'shearer' in Serbo-Croatian. Their ancestors were sheep shearers.
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Where Does The Last Name Strižak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Strižak is most common in Croatia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Strizak. Click here for further potential spellings of Strižak.
How Common Is The Last Name Strižak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 887,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Strižak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Strižak is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 15,897. In Croatia Strižak is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 63 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 14 percent are found and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Strižak exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 12 percent are found and Lithuania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strizak | 95 | 224 | / |
| Strijak | 86 | 42 | / |
| Stricak | 86 | 4 | / |
| Strižaková | 82 | 1 | / |
| Strizhak | 80 | 3,459 | / |
| Strizack | 80 | 5 | / |
| Strizaks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Struisak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stryjak | 71 | 598 | / |
| Strijac | 71 | 80 | / |
| Strużak | 71 | 68 | / |
| Stryzak | 71 | 60 | / |
| Strizakova | 71 | 17 | / |
| Stresak | 71 | 15 | / |
| Strysak | 71 | 13 | / |
| Stružák | 71 | 9 | / |
| Struzak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Strezak | 71 | 7 | / |
| Stružok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stryżak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Strycak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stryzhak | 67 | 5,330 | / |
| Strizhakova | 67 | 1,470 | / |
| Struzhak | 67 | 148 | / |
| Strezhak | 67 | 74 | / |
| Strizhok | 67 | 39 | / |
| Strzyżak | 67 | 29 | / |
| Strezsak | 67 | 14 | / |
| Strysack | 67 | 7 | / |
| Strejack | 67 | 4 | / |
| Strzyzak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strzeżak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Striceac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stryjack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sztrizsák | 63 | 8 | / |
| Strizhackova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Strayjack | 63 | 0 | / |
| Strejac | 57 | 35 | / |
| Strecok | 57 | 19 | / |
| Stryzhakova | 56 | 402 | / |
| Strezhakova | 56 | 3 | / |
| Stryzhok | 53 | 14 | / |
| Strzesok | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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