Vaniček Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vaniček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaniček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1171:36,1427,344
Czechia1021:104,25017,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vaníček (1,951), Vanicek (631) & Vanićek (3) are calculated separately.

Vaniček Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaniček is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Vaníček, Vanicek or Vanićek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaniček? popularity and diffusion

Vaniček is the 1,104,724th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vaniček reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Vaniček is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 36,142. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 25 percent are found, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 24 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Croatia Vaniček exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 46 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Vaniček
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