Szembek Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szembek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szembek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland681:558,95252,372
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Szembek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szembek is found most frequently in Poland. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szembek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szembek is the 1,604,449th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Szembek is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Szembek reside; 54 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 558,952. Barring Poland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Szembek Last Name Statistics demography

Szembek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sembek924,832/
Zembek92184/
Szenbek8639/
Zembeck8614/
Shembek868/
Suembek866/
Sembeck863/
Schembek8025/
Siembeck800/
Shembeck800/
Zembik77473/
Senbek7794/
Zenbek7741/
Zembyk7721/
Simbek7710/
Cembek771/
Sembec771/
Sembekova75551/
Schembeck7531/
Siembeack751/
Simbeck711,404/
Zimbeck71107/
Shenbek7131/
Shembekova7128/
Suymbek715/
Sembike714/
Sembyok713/
Suimbek713/
Saymbek712/
Zembick711/
Schoembeck711/
Shaimbek6717/
Shembegh676/
Chembeck671/

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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
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  • 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 Szembek
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