Višak Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Višak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 258 | 1:16,390 | 3,294 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
The alternate forms: Visak (71) are calculated separately.
Višak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Višak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Višak is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Visak. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Višak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Višak is the 924,083rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Višak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Croatia Višak is most numerous in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 62 percent are found, Varaždin County, where 18 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 6 percent are found. Other than Croatia Višak exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visak | 93 | 71 | / |
| Vuišak | 91 | 12 | / |
| Višňak | 91 | 4 | / |
| Vušak | 80 | 48 | / |
| Visakh | 73 | 128 | / |
| Višňák | 73 | 97 | / |
| Vishak | 73 | 87 | / |
| Vissak | 73 | 46 | / |
| Vaisak | 73 | 33 | / |
| Visack | 73 | 14 | / |
| Visjak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Visgak | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vesiak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Veisak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hvizak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Visake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vitčak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vičaks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Višňaková | 71 | 6 | / |
| Višňakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voichak | 67 | 278 | / |
| Vaisakh | 67 | 81 | / |
| Vischak | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vuichak | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vishakh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Voitsak | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vitczak | 67 | 16 | / |
| Veisack | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vaishak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vitchak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Visakhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaiczak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veizack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visczak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishake | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Višak
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