Vašak Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vašak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vašak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Slovakia61:889,40878,715

The alternate forms: Vasak (1,594), Vašák (830) & Vasák (37) are calculated separately.

Vašak Last Name Facts

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

Vašak has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may be rendered as a variant: Vasak, Vašák or Vasák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vašak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vašak are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 162,639. In Croatia Vašak is primarily concentrated in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 85 percent live and Šibenik-Knin County, where 15 percent live. Not including Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasak931,594/
Vašák93830/
Vašaák911/
Vasák8737/
Bašak8018/
Vazak808/
Vašaková773/
Vasake733,267/
Vasakh73133/
Vashak7388/
Vassak7364/
Vaisak7333/
Vaseak7319/
Vausak7313/
Vuišak7312/
Vaczak736/
Vadsak735/
Vašňák732/
Vaciak732/
Vaszak731/
Vaysak731/
Vaisakh6781/
Vashake6774/
Vaschak6727/
Vaachak6723/
Vasakhh6719/
Vaishak6712/
Vasaake6710/
Vasakhe6710/
Vachack674/
Vachake672/
Vaczack672/
Vashaak671/
Vaychak671/
Vosahak671/
Varzsak671/
Vaiczak671/
Vashakh671/
Vassauk671/

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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 Vašak
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