Zakošek Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Zakošek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 187 | 1:13,303 | 3,179 |
| Croatia | 33 | 1:128,140 | 18,569 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
The alternate forms: Zakosek (136) are calculated separately.
Zakošek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakošek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zakošek is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Zakosek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakošek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,073,555th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name Zakošek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zakošek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Zakošek is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 13,303. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 61 percent are found, Lower Sava, where 11 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent are found. Besides Slovenia Zakošek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 14 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakosek | 95 | 136 | / |
| Zaqkošek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zakšek | 92 | 376 | / |
| Zakušek | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zaksek | 77 | 164 | / |
| Sikošek | 71 | 212 | / |
| Zakoski | 71 | 99 | / |
| Zakosky | 71 | 61 | / |
| Zakoska | 71 | 59 | / |
| Zakeski | 71 | 16 | / |
| Zakoske | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jacošek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakousk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakeska | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakozec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zagajšek | 67 | 159 | / |
| Zaikoski | 67 | 102 | / |
| Zajkoska | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zaykoski | 67 | 56 | / |
| Zackoski | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zakowska | 67 | 48 | / |
| Zajkoski | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zakouski | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zakousky | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zawkoski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakousek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaikoska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakewska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoszek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakowske | 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
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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 Zakošek
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