Zák Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Hungary

Zák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania351:573,65341,852
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Zak (18,896), Žák (5,431), Źák (1), Žak (548) & Żak (155) are calculated separately.

Zák Last Name Facts

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

Zák occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Zak, Žák, Źák, Žak or Żak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zák? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zák is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zák reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 573,653. In Romania Zák is mostly found in: Bihor County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Romania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 40 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zak8918,896/
Žák895,431/
Źák891/
Zsák86577/
Szák86211/
Czák8615/
Dzák864/
Žak78548/
Żak78155/
Zaňák7555/
Szaák7514/
Zsják756/
Zok672,487/
Čák6741/
Cák6730/
Sák6727/
Zág6712/
Zók679/
Záková671/
Ják671/

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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 Zák
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