Vašek Surname

171,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Vašek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vašek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,1821:4,873535
Slovakia2231:23,9303,970
Croatia581:72,90712,893
Serbia431:166,16210,980
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vasek (1,402) & Vaśek (2) are calculated separately.

Vašek (44) may also be a first name.

Vašek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vašek (Arabic: فاسيك, Hindi: वशीक, Marathi: वासेक) is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Vasek or Vaśek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vašek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,639th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,905,720 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vašek reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 2,182 people, or 1 in 4,873. In Czechia Vašek is most numerous in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 20 percent live, South Moravian Region, where 19 percent live and Zlín Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Czechia Vašek exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 9 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasek931,402/
Vaśek932/
Vacek807,748/
Bašek80316/
Vašík80203/
Wašek807/
Vaček807/
Vašik805/
Vašeková77105/
Vachek73269/
Vashek7355/
Vaczek7334/
Vaseek7329/
Vajcek7328/
Vascek7320/
Vaseak7319/
Vassek7317/
Vaicek739/
Voušek736/
Vaseke734/
Vaššik734/
Vaszek731/
Vasiek731/
Vaššík731/
Vaseik731/
Vaňásek67239/
Vaňáček6771/
Vachesk6714/
Vauchek677/
Vaškova673/
Vashekh671/
Vasheek671/

Vašek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vašek in the Marathi language
वासेकvaseka87.5
वसेकvaseka12.5
Vašek in the Hindi language
वशीकvasika50
वसीकvasika50
Vašek in the Arabic language
فاسيكfasyk-

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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 Vašek
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