Zavišek Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zavišek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zavišek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Závišek (24) & Zavisek (3) are calculated separately.

Zavišek Last Name Facts

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

Zavišek is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Závišek or Zavisek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zavišek? popularity and diffusion

Zavišek is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zavišek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Zavišek is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 302,043. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 79 percent live and Zagreb County, where 21 percent live. Other than Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Závišek9524/
Zavisek953/
Zavšek92175/
Savšek77258/
Zavsek775/
Zavišić71603/
Zavesky71421/
Záviška71134/
Zaviska7177/
Zaviski7164/
Zavisky7112/
Zaveska712/
Saviček711/
Zavoiski6732/
Zaviysky6731/
Zevieski6716/
Zaviasky677/
Zabiszek674/
Zavoiska672/
Zaviyska672/
Zivieski671/
Zviescki671/
Savieski671/
Zavijska671/
Zabiczek671/
Zaviskey670/

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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 Zavišek
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