Zymek Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zymek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zymek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3431:110,81316,684
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

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

Zymek Last Name Facts

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

Zymek is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Żymek. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zymek? popularity and diffusion

Zymek is the 730,373rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zymek live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Zymek is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 110,813. Beside Poland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żymek931/
Rzymek91452/
Szymek91169/
Czymek9145/
Zaymek919/
Zymeck916/
Zymk893/
Czymmek8374/
Szymeck832/
Zemek801,339/
Cymek80496/
Zimek80455/
Symek8011/
Zymik806/
Czymmeck7753/
Szymik732,190/
Ziemek73682/
Rzemek73630/
Zimmek73148/
Symekh7337/
Czimek7329/
Shymek7322/
Zemeck7320/
Dzimek7317/
Zemmek7314/
Zemeke7314/
Tsymek7310/
Chymek739/
Zimeck737/
Cymmek736/
Tzimek735/
Saymek733/
Zeemek732/
Rzimek732/
Czymik731/
Tzemek731/
Szemek731/
Czemek731/
Szymiec67527/
Zimmeck6755/
Ziemeck6723/
Czimmek6722/
Chaymek6720/
Zemeske6710/
Zymkova677/
Zimk676/
Zymx674/
Schymek672/
Jymk671/
Zymg671/
Zsemeik671/
Ziemeke671/
Jahymek671/
Johymek671/
Ziemmek671/
Szemeck671/
Szymaik671/
Szymayk671/
Dzimekz671/

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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
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  • 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 Zymek
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