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 last name Začek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Zacek, Žaček, Záček or Žáček. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Začek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Začek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Začek are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 384,419. In Croatia Začek is primarily concentrated 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 surname exists 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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