Sławek Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sławek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sławek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sławek (6,137) may also be a first name.

Sławek Last Name Facts

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

Sławek is found most in Poland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sławek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Sławek is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sławek reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Sławek is also the 84,439th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 6,137 people.

It is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,583,698. Not including Poland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slawek83404/
Sławik8315/
Sławiec772/
Slaweks771/
Slawiek770/
Slawik671,331/
Slavek67103/
Słowik67102/
Slowek6755/
Slawyk6733/
Słabik675/
Schlaweck674/
Slawík671/

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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 Sławek
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