Zakšek Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zakšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakšek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3201:7,7741,744
Croatia511:82,91414,118
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Zaksek (164) are calculated separately.

Zakšek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zakšek is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zaksek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakšek? popularity and diffusion

Zakšek is the 760,012th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zakšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 7,774. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Lower Sava, where 68 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Savinja, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia Zakšek is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 14 percent are found and Montenegro, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaksek94164/
Zakošek92231/
Zakušek923/
Zakosek77136/
Zakeski7716/
Zakeska771/
Zagajšek71159/
Zakewska711/
Skušek67211/
Zacsek67122/
Jakšík67115/
Zaksheske6724/
Saksek6723/
Zaksak673/
Zakschesk671/
Zackieski671/

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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 Zakšek
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