Zedek Surname

177,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zedek Surname User-submission:

The surname Zedek means 'caring', 'master of their own destiny'.

Zedek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,7401:22,2024,056
Czechia3651:29,1334,692
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
France201:3,321,136213,627
India201:38,353,269431,471
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Žédek (13) are calculated separately.

Zedek (26) may also be a first name.

Zedek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zedek means 'caring', 'master of their own destiny'.

- shontaeayala

Zedek Last Name Facts

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

Zedek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺩﻙ, Russian: Зедек) is found most in Algeria. It can be found as a variant: Žédek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zedek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,482nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,023,878 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Zedek live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Mahgreb. Zedek is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The surname Zedek is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,740 people, or 1 in 22,202. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tissemsilt Province, where 37 percent live, Algiers Province, where 29 percent live and Chlef Province, where 29 percent live. Aside from Algeria Zedek is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Zedek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zedek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zedek surname grew 3,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zedek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zedek surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Zedek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zedeck91268/
Tzedek91254/
Zeddek9194/
Ziedek9163/
Zhedek915/
Zedeke911/
Zedeks911/
Žédek8713/
Dziedek8334/
Zeddeck837/
Zedeekh831/
Sedek805,311/
Zidek801,622/
Zydek80958/
Zídek80758/
Gedek80540/
Zadek80398/
Zedik80258/
Jedek80113/
Cedek808/
Zedec808/
Zedyk803/
Zedeg801/
Zedex801/
Zedeková7743/
Dziedeck777/
Zedekova772/
Sedeek734,997/
Seddek732,644/
Sediek73980/
Dzidek73937/
Zhedik73530/
Zeedyk73372/
Sedeik73246/
Zsidek73230/
Sedeck73153/
Sedeak73126/
Zedick73107/
Zajdek7396/
Siedek7393/
Zydeck7368/
Gedeck7356/
Zhedyk7354/
Gedeik7340/
Jedeck7336/
Zeedik7332/
Zideck7328/
Dzadek7322/
Zideke7317/
Dzedik7316/
Zadeck7316/
Czedik7315/
Tsedek7311/
Zidiek7311/
Zadeik7311/
Geydek7310/
Seadek739/
Seedek738/
Saedek737/
Zeddik735/
Zhidek734/
Zydhek734/
Sedekh734/
Ceadek734/
Seidek732/
Dzedyk732/
Chedek731/
Gedeke731/
Zeydik731/
Zeduik731/
Zedaik731/
Zaddek731/
Ziedik731/
Zedijk731/
Zojdek731/
Zsídek731/
Seudek731/
Gejdek731/
Djedek731/
Zedike731/
Zodeck731/
Ceedek731/
Jedeke730/
Tsedeke677,567/
Seddeik67428/
Seddeek67348/
Seddiek67250/
Zeedijk67237/
Seadeek6753/
Gedecke6740/
Zeedick6726/
Dziddek6725/
Giedeck6721/
Zedeque6719/
Jedecke6714/
Chedeck6712/
Dzadiek679/
Siedeck676/
Dzsedik674/
Sedeack674/
Zeedyke672/
Dzaidek672/
Zedkova672/
Tchedek672/
Seddeck672/
Chedeke672/
Zheidyk672/
Seadeck671/
Seedeck671/
Chedekh671/
Chedeak671/
Jeadeke671/
Zaideek671/
Czadeck671/
Seddeak671/
Zeddick671/
Zeedyck670/
Gehdeke670/
Sedieck670/

Zedek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zedek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺩﻙzdk-
Zedek in the Russian language
Зедекzedek-

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