Ček Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Cek (5,051) & Çek (1,169) are calculated separately.

Ček Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ček is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Cek or Çek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ček? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ček is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Ček occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ček live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Ček is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 177,691. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Coastal-Karst, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia Ček exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cek895,051/
Çek891,169/
Čeko86844/
Čeke86410/
Čeki8687/
Šček8676/
Čeak8627/
Čeku865/
Čeka862/
Česk861/
Čekė861/
Čejka752,115/
Čečko75167/
Čečka7562/
Čehko7521/
Čekei7519/
Čeika757/
Čekey755/
Čeiko752/
Sek6763,154/
Zek67661/
Čík67290/
Čik67213/
Čeč67176/
Šek67123/
Čeć6717/
Čekova675/
Xek674/
Żek672/
Şek671/

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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 Ček
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