Zakovšek Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Zakovšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 112 | 1:22,211 | 4,884 |
| Montenegro | 31 | 1:20,631 | 2,201 |
The alternate forms: Zakovsek (3) are calculated separately.
Zakovšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakovšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zakovšek is found most in Slovenia. It can also be found as: Zakovsek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakovšek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,478,479th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Zakovšek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zakovšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Zakovšek is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 22,211. In Slovenia Zakovšek is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 45 percent are found, Savinja, where 23 percent are found and Lower Sava, where 19 percent are found. Beside Slovenia it is found in one country. It is also common in Montenegro, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakovsek | 96 | 3 | / |
| Zakovska | 75 | 128 | / |
| Zakovski | 75 | 100 | / |
| Zakovsky | 75 | 94 | / |
| Žikovšek | 75 | 30 | / |
| Sikovšek | 75 | 13 | / |
| Zaykovsky | 71 | 671 | / |
| Zaikovska | 71 | 71 | / |
| Zajkovski | 71 | 54 | / |
| Zajkovska | 71 | 37 | / |
| Zaikovski | 71 | 22 | / |
| Zaikovsky | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zaykovska | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zaykovski | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zaikovskyi | 67 | 349 | / |
| Zaykovskiy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zaikovskiy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zaykovskyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zayakovski | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaikovskii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zakhovskiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zukovsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakhovskyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakovskaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaykovskie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhakhovchik | 63 | 25 | / |
| Jakobcek | 63 | 2 | / |
| Jakopchek | 59 | 13 | / |
| Jakovciks | 59 | 5 | / |
| Jakovchik | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zhakovschikova | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jakovcic | 50 | 122 | / |
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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 Zakovšek
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