Začek Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Začek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Zacek (859), Žaček (130), Záček (7) & Žáček (2,692) are calculated separately.
Začek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Začek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Začek is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Zacek, Žaček, Záček or Žáček. Click here for other potential spellings of Začek.
How Common Is The Last Name Začek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Začek is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Začek reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 384,419. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 45 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 36 percent live and Zagreb County, where 18 percent live. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 8 percent live and Switzerland, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zacek | 93 | 859 | / |
| Žaček | 93 | 130 | / |
| Záček | 93 | 7 | / |
| Zaiček | 91 | 56 | / |
| Zajček | 91 | 50 | / |
| Zaíček | 91 | 13 | / |
| Žáček | 87 | 2,692 | / |
| Dziaček | 83 | 25 | / |
| Jaček | 80 | 89 | / |
| Zazek | 80 | 88 | / |
| Saček | 80 | 48 | / |
| Zoček | 80 | 46 | / |
| Čaček | 80 | 9 | / |
| Začik | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zasek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaczek | 73 | 3,015 | / |
| Zajšek | 73 | 467 | / |
| Zachek | 73 | 130 | / |
| Zacsek | 73 | 122 | / |
| Zaciek | 73 | 94 | / |
| Zaicek | 73 | 65 | / |
| Zaycek | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zajsek | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zaizek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zatzek | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zajcek | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zaseck | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zasiek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zaušek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zaseke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ziacek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaceck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zausek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaisek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zascek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaacek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaičeková | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zaíčeková | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zajčeková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dziasek | 67 | 448 | / |
| Zaiczek | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zhachek | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zajcsek | 67 | 73 | / |
| Zaychek | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rzaczek | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zaicsek | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zaichek | 67 | 33 | / |
| Zajczek | 67 | 27 | / |
| Szadzek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Czadzek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zasseck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zayczek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhaicek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zacheck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dziacek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsacsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szaczek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zasczek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzaczek | 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 Začek
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