Vaníček Surname
Approximately 1,951 people bear this surname
Vaníček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,943 | 1:5,473 | 626 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Vaniček (221), Vanicek (631) & Vanićek (3) are calculated separately.
Vaníček Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaníček Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vaníček occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Vaniček, Vanicek or Vanićek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaníček? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 211,391st most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,735,288 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vaníček live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,943 people, or 1 in 5,473. In Czechia Vaníček is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent reside, Hradec Králové Region, where 15 percent reside and Prague, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Vaníček Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vaníček has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaníček surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaniček | 95 | 221 | / |
| Vanicek | 90 | 631 | / |
| Vanićek | 90 | 3 | / |
| Vaneček | 86 | 30 | / |
| Vaníčeková | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bahníček | 80 | 15 | / |
| Vanecek | 71 | 869 | / |
| Baniček | 71 | 204 | / |
| Věneček | 71 | 49 | / |
| Vanýsek | 71 | 20 | / |
| Baněček | 71 | 13 | / |
| Baneček | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vanesek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vanysek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vanečík | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanečeková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanesik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanecyk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanisek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanezek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanicsek | 67 | 130 | / |
| Vanichek | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vanychek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vanitsek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vanechik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vanechek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaniecek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanececk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaneshek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vaníček
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