Čihak Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čihak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čihak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Čihák (1,465), Cihak (1,044) & Cihák (1) are calculated separately.

Čihak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čihak is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be found as: Čihák, Cihak or Cihák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čihak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čihak reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 108,426. In Croatia it is most common in: Međimurje County, where 41 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 33 percent are found and Požega-Slavonia County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Croatia Čihak occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čihák931,465/
Cihak931,044/
Čiak8912/
Cihák871/
Čehak8053/
Zihak803/
Čihakova771/
Chihak73207/
Czihak7369/
Cihack730/
Čeak6727/
Čiaková6714/
Chihack670/

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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 Čihak
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