Çek Surname
Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname
Çek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,142 | 1:68,145 | 6,382 |
| Northern Cyprus | 21 | 1:15,191 | 3,865 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cek (5,051) & Ček (18) are calculated separately.
Çek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çek occurs most in Turkey. It may appear as a variant: Cek or Ček. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 319,816th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name Çek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Çek live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Çek is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,142 people, or 1 in 68,145. In Turkey Çek is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent reside, Corum Province, where 9 percent reside and Adana Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and Kosovo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Çek
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