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

The last name Česnek is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Cesnek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Česnek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name Česnek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Česnek reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Česnek is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried 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. Excluding Czechia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Česnek
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