Česnek Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Česnek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Česnek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia951:111,93118,340
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Cesnek (397) are calculated separately.

Česnek Last Name Facts

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

Česnek is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cesnek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Česnek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Česnek is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Česnek live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Česnek is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 111,931. In Czechia it is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 35 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent are found and Zlín Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Czechia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 19 percent are found and Croatia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cesnek94397/
Čenek9115/
Česnik83840/
Česneková80150/
Chesnek77110/
Cesznek779/
Czesnek772/
Csesnek772/
Cenek73496/
Zenek7327/
Čenec7322/
Činek731/
Csesznek7154/
Chesneck711/
Czesnezk711/
Cesnik67661/
Cesneková67271/
Četnik67224/
Cejnek67202/
Zhenek6790/
Češnik6738/
Czenek6736/
Cesnekova6735/
Ceynek6719/
Chenek6711/
Cienek679/
Tsenek674/
Tsinek673/
Ceniek671/
Szczesnek671/
Zeinek671/
Zienek671/
Zeneck671/
Čitnek671/

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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 Česnek
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