Čihák Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Čihák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čihák Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,4511:7,328911
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Čihak (40), Cihák (1) & Cihak (1,044) are calculated separately.

Čihák Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čihák occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Čihak, Cihák or Cihak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čihák? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 266,766th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,974,434 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čihák reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Čihák is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,451 people, or 1 in 7,328. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Prague, where 25 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 23 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čihak9340/
Cihák931/
Cihak871,044/
Čuhák8066/
Čehák8029/
Čiňák802/
Čiháková771,575/
Čihákova777/
Czihák731/
Čiak6712/

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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 Čihák
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