Zinek Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zinek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zinek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia861:123,64519,875
Poland461:826,27764,341
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Israel151:570,50941,023
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Žinek (1) are calculated separately.

Zinek (12) may also be a first name.

Zinek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zinek (Russian: Зинек) is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Žinek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Zinek are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Zinek is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 123,645. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 45 percent are found, Prague, where 21 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Czechia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Zinek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zinek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zinek surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žinek931/
Zainek91117/
Zineak911/
Zingek911/
Zienek911/
Zeinek911/
Czinek911/
Dzinek911/
Zeineke836/
Zieneik831/
Zieneuk831/
Zaineik831/
Zieneck831/
Sinek801,237/
Cinek80748/
Zynek80400/
Zinyk80166/
Zinik80122/
Jinek80111/
Ginek8037/
Zenek8027/
Zeink801/
Zinex801/
Zaink801/
Činek801/
Strzinek7753/
Zienecke7728/
Zeinecke7718/
Zinekova771/
Dzieniek771/
Sinekh73178/
Chinek73117/
Zhenek7390/
Sienek7337/
Czenek7336/
Sineck7314/
Jainek7314/
Zainik7312/
Zinike7312/
Zeneke739/
Cienek739/
Zinick738/
Zineac735/
Jeinek733/
Tsinek733/
Sainek732/
Siniek732/
Zeynek732/
Zienik732/
Djinek732/
Dzinik731/
Čitnek731/
Zinuik731/
Zinykh731/
Zeneck731/
Zhinik731/
Zeinex731/
Zeinke731/
Ziniks731/
Zitník731/
Zuinke731/
Sinhek731/
Rzynek731/
Zuinck731/
Zineeq731/
Cineck730/
Zetnek730/
Jineke730/
Chineke672,038/
Zinkova671,978/
Zhitnik671,243/
Sieniek67399/
Cieniek67215/
Zitnick67149/
Zginnik6759/
Czeniek6719/
Zitniks6717/
Czainik677/
Czisnik677/
Zenecke675/
Zhitnyk674/
Zhingue673/
Zhytnek673/
Dzienik672/
Zienike672/
Jaineck672/
Zieniec672/
Zeingue672/
Czesnek672/
Zjnk672/
Saineek671/
Sainiek671/
Zsihnik671/
Zigniks671/
Djainek671/
Choinek671/
Chineik671/
Jaineek671/
Zinegue671/
Zeeneek671/
Zeinick671/
Zignegp670/

Zinek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zinek in the Russian language
Зинекzinek-

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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 Zinek
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