Tzek Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Israel

Tzek Surname User-submission:

The surname Tzek or Tzec means 'skeleton' in Mayan languages.

Tzek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5471:226,9225,811
Israel461:186,03618,427
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tzek (19) may also be a first name.

Tzek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tzek or Tzec means 'skeleton' in Mayan languages.

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Tzek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tzek occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tzek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,057th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tzek live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Hispano-North America. Tzek is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The last name Tzek is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 226,922. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Yucatán, where 83 percent reside, Campeche, where 8 percent reside and Quintana Roo, where 6 percent reside. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tzeek89529/
Tzeck8915/
Tzeke896/
Trzek891/
Tzeik891/
Zek86661/
Tszeke8018/
Tzeeck802/
Strzek801/
Tzec753,212/
Zeck752,921/
Zeek751,109/
Zeak75277/
Zeik75208/
Tzik75122/
Ziek7598/
Zhek7590/
Tsek7546/
Dzek7541/
Czek7530/
Zekh759/
Zegk752/
Zcek752/
Zeyk751/
Hzek751/
Øzek751/
Tzeq751/
Zeuk751/
Tseke672,814/
Dzhek67818/
Dzekh67523/
Tsekh67511/
Czeck67457/
Zeeck67439/
Zieck67113/
Dzeik6794/
Czeke6740/
Dzeyk6735/
Dzeck6725/
Tzeec6722/
Tseik6711/
Zeick6710/
Tchek679/
Dziek678/
Tshek674/
Zhekh673/
Chzek673/
Tseuk672/
Zeckh671/
Tsekq671/
Zczek671/
Zheek671/
Czeuk671/
Tceke671/
Zseak671/
Zchek671/
Zheck671/
Tzikk671/
Tzike671/
Zeikh671/
Tszik671/
Tseck671/
Htzik671/
Czekk671/
Zekgh671/
Tseek671/
Cziek671/
Trzyk671/
Zeuck670/
Tzeig670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tzek
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