Čižek Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Čižek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čižek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1031:103,23817,065
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Čížek (3,840), Cizek (2,123) & Ciżek (1) are calculated separately.

Čižek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čižek is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Čížek, Cizek or Ciżek. For other potential spellings of Čižek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čižek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čižek are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 103,238. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 62 percent live, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 17 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Czechia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent live and Croatia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čížek933,840/
Cizek872,123/
Ciżek871/
Čižeika8347/
Čižecká832/
Čižecký831/
Žižek801,950/
Čižik80226/
Čižík80146/
Čežek8027/
Čižák801/
Čižeková7730/
Čižiks731/

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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 Čižek
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