Tanšek Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Tanšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tanšek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1991:12,5012,993
Croatia231:183,85222,841

The alternate forms: Tansek (69) are calculated separately.

Tanšek Last Name Facts

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

Tanšek occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Tansek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanšek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanšek is the 1,101,507th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tanšek 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 199 people, or 1 in 12,501. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Savinja, where 75 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent live and Drava, where 6 percent live. Other than Slovenia Tanšek is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tansek9469/
Tajnšek92287/
Tancek83106/
Tangek834/
Tanjeck7747/
Tajnsek7716/
Tainsek777/
Tanschek7128/
Tancheck711/
Tansik67263/
Tancik67181/
Tamsek6779/
Tancík6729/
Tongek6727/
Tangec6725/
Tanzik674/
Tonsek673/
Tanjik673/
Tangik672/
Tomšek672/
Tancekova671/
Tainschek671/
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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 Tanšek
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