Uherek Surname

356,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Uherek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uherek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4341:24,5013,823
Poland2571:147,89421,152
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Austria161:532,21549,801
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Uhérek (1) are calculated separately.

Uherek Last Name Facts

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

Uherek is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Uhérek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uherek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 356,197th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,144,653 people. Uherek occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Uherek reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 24,501. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 45 percent live, Zlín Region, where 18 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Czechia Uherek is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Uherek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uherek surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.13% registered with the party.

Uherek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.77% more than the national average, earning $56,426 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uhérek941/
Uhereck921/
Uherec8334/
Uherik8331/
Uherík8312/
Uhirek835/
Uhereková8023/
Uherick7716/
Uherkova717/
Uherkowa711/
Ouirek67565/
Uheríková6720/
Uheriková675/
Uherikova671/
Đuheric62136/
Houirek624/
Iyrek5517/
Iirek551/

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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 Uherek
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